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Household of Peter Pottinger (born 1838, Orkney)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrews, Orkney, 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 Pottinger and 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Pottinger, born in 1838 in Westry, Orkney, consisted of 7 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Mary Pottinger, born in 1833 in Caithness, Scotland. They had 4 children; Elizabeth (born 1865 in St Andrews, Orkney, Scotland), John W (born 1866 in St Andrews, Orkney, Scotland), George M (born 1868 in St Andrews, Orkney, Scotland) and Robert B (born 1870 in St Andrews, Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Peter's Mother, Margaret Pottinger, born in 1794 in Orkney, Scotland.
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Peter Pottinger's household
Peter
Pottinger
Head
Mary
Pottinger
Wife
Elizabeth
Pottinger
Daughter
John W
Pottinger
Son
George M
Pottinger
Son
Robert B
Pottinger
Son
Margaret
Pottinger
Mother
| First name(s) | Peter |
| Last name | Pottinger |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 43 |
| Birth year | 1838 |
| Birth place | Westry, Orkney, Scotland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Peter | Pottinger | Head | Married | 43 | 1838 | Westry, Orkney, Scotland | |
Mary | Pottinger | Wife | Married | 48 | 1833 | Caithness, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Pottinger | Daughter | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | St Andrews, Orkney, Scotland | |
John W | Pottinger | Son | Unmarried | 15 | 1866 | St Andrews, Orkney, Scotland | |
George M | Pottinger | Son | Unmarried | 13 | 1868 | St Andrews, Orkney, Scotland | |
Robert B | Pottinger | Son | - | 11 | 1870 | St Andrews, Orkney, Scotland | |
Margaret | Pottinger | Mother | Widow | 87 | 1794 | Orkney, Scotland |
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