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Household of Peter Moncrieff (born 1835, Shetland Islands)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sandsting & Aithsting, Shetland, Scotland

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

Peter Moncrieff and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Moncrieff, born in 1835 in Shetland Islands, consisted of 7 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Margaret Moncrieff, born in 1836 in Shetland Islands, Scotland. They had 3 children; Jemima Jane (born 1877 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), Robina (born 1879 in Shetland Islands, Scotland) and George (born 1881 in Shetland Islands, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Peter's Mother-In-Law, Margaret (born 1803 in Shetland Islands, Scotland) and Peter's Servant, Margaret (born 1819 in Shetland Islands, Scotland).


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Peter Moncrieff's household

Male

Peter

Moncrieff

Head
Female

Margaret

Moncrieff

Wife
Female

Jemima Jane

Moncrieff

Daughter
Female

Robina

Moncrieff

Daughter
Male

George

Moncrieff

Son
Female

Margaret

Ridland

Mother-In-Law
Female

Margaret

Tait

Servant
First name(s) Peter
Last name Moncrieff
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Shetland Islands, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Moncrieff

Head

Married

46

1835

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Margaret

Moncrieff

Wife

Married

45

1836

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Jemima Jane

Moncrieff

Daughter

-

4

1877

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Robina

Moncrieff

Daughter

-

2

1879

Shetland Islands, Scotland

George

Moncrieff

Son

-

0

1881

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Margaret

Ridland

Mother-In-Law

Widow

78

1803

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Margaret

Tait

Servant

Unmarried

62

1819

Shetland Islands, Scotland

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