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Household of Peter Neilson (born 1847, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, 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 Neilson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Neilson, born in 1847 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Mary Neilson, born in 1849 in Eaglesham, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Elizabeth (born 1879 in Shettleston, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Annie (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Peter (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Peter's Niece, Agnes Neilson, born in 1862 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Peter Neilson's household

Male

Peter

Neilson

Head
Female

Mary

Neilson

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Neilson

Daughter
Female

Annie

Neilson

Daughter
Male

Peter

Neilson

Son
Female

Agnes

Neilson

Niece
First name(s) Peter
Last name Neilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Neilson

Head

Married

34

1847

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Neilson

Wife

Married

32

1849

Eaglesham, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Neilson

Daughter

-

2

1879

Shettleston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Annie

Neilson

Daughter

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Peter

Neilson

Son

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Neilson

Niece

Unmarried

19

1862

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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