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Household of Peter Paterson (born 1846, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Beath, Fife, 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 Paterson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Paterson, born in 1846 in Torryburn, Fife, consisted of 9 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Isabella Paterson, born in 1848 in Aberdour, Fife, Scotland. They had 6 children; Thomas (born 1868 in Aberdour, Fife, Scotland), Isabella (born 1872 in Burntisland, Fife, Scotland), Peter (born 1874 in Burntisland, Fife, Scotland), John (born 1876 in Burntisland, Fife, Scotland), Jane (born 1878 in Burntisland, Fife, Scotland) and George (born 1880 in Burntisland, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Peter's Visitor, Isabella Whyte, born in 1869 in Burntisland, Fife, Scotland.


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Peter Paterson's household

Male

Peter

Paterson

Head
Female

Isabella

Paterson

Wife
Male

Thomas

Paterson

Son
Female

Isabella

Paterson

Daughter
Male

Peter

Paterson

Son
Male

John

Paterson

Son
Female

Jane

Paterson

Daughter
Male

George

Paterson

Son
Female

Isabella

Whyte

Visitor
First name(s) Peter
Last name Paterson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Torryburn, Fife, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Paterson

Head

Married

35

1846

Torryburn, Fife, Scotland

Isabella

Paterson

Wife

Married

33

1848

Aberdour, Fife, Scotland

Thomas

Paterson

Son

-

13

1868

Aberdour, Fife, Scotland

Isabella

Paterson

Daughter

-

9

1872

Burntisland, Fife, Scotland

Peter

Paterson

Son

-

7

1874

Burntisland, Fife, Scotland

John

Paterson

Son

-

5

1876

Burntisland, Fife, Scotland

Jane

Paterson

Daughter

-

3

1878

Burntisland, Fife, Scotland

George

Paterson

Son

-

1

1880

Burntisland, Fife, Scotland

Isabella

Whyte

Visitor

-

12

1869

Burntisland, Fife, Scotland

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