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Household of Peter Peterson (born 1836, Shetland Islands)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Northmavine, 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 Peterson and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Peterson, born in 1836 in Shetland Islands, consisted of 10 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Ann Peterson, born in 1838 in Shetland Islands, Scotland. They had 7 children; Mary M C (born 1865 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), George (born 1867 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), Magnus J (born 1869 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), Margaret (born 1871 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), James (born 1873 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), Catherine (born 1876 in Shetland Islands, Scotland) and Peter R (born 1879 in Shetland Islands, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Peter's Servant, Joan Garriock, born in 1828 in Shetland Islands, Scotland.


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Peter Peterson's household

Male

Peter

Peterson

Head
Female

Ann

Peterson

Wife
Female

Mary M C

Peterson

Daughter
Male

George

Peterson

Son
Male

Magnus J

Peterson

Son
Female

Margaret

Peterson

Daughter
Male

James

Peterson

Son
Female

Catherine

Peterson

Daughter
Male

Peter R

Peterson

Son
Female

Joan

Garriock

Servant
First name(s) Peter
Last name Peterson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Shetland Islands, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Peterson

Head

Married

45

1836

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Ann

Peterson

Wife

Married

43

1838

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Mary M C

Peterson

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Shetland Islands, Scotland

George

Peterson

Son

-

14

1867

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Magnus J

Peterson

Son

-

12

1869

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Margaret

Peterson

Daughter

-

10

1871

Shetland Islands, Scotland

James

Peterson

Son

-

8

1873

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Catherine

Peterson

Daughter

-

5

1876

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Peter R

Peterson

Son

-

2

1879

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Joan

Garriock

Servant

Unmarried

53

1828

Shetland Islands, Scotland

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