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Household of Peter Peterson (born 1834, Shetland Islands)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Foula, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Peterson, born in 1834 in Shetland Islands, consisted of 7 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Margaret Peterson, born in 1839 in Shetland Islands, Scotland. They had 5 children; Margaret (born 1863 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), Mary C (born 1865 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), Catherine (born 1868 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), Jane S (born 1870 in Shetland Islands, Scotland) and Grace Ann (born 1875 in Shetland Islands, Scotland).


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Peter Peterson's household

Male

Peter

Peterson

Head
Female

Margaret

Peterson

Wife
Female

Margaret

Peterson

Daughter
Female

Mary C

Peterson

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Peterson

Daughter
Female

Jane S

Peterson

Daughter
Female

Grace Ann

Peterson

Daughter
First name(s) Peter
Last name Peterson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
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

Peterson

Head

Married

47

1834

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Margaret

Peterson

Wife

Married

42

1839

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Margaret

Peterson

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Mary C

Peterson

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Catherine

Peterson

Daughter

-

13

1868

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Jane S

Peterson

Daughter

-

11

1870

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Grace Ann

Peterson

Daughter

-

6

1875

Shetland Islands, Scotland

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