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Household of Peter Priestly (born 1813)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Parish of Wigtown, Wigtownshire, 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 Priestly and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Priestly, born in 1813 in , consisted of 6 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Margaret Priestly, born in 1823 in Ireland. They had 2 children; James (born 1851 in Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and Jane (born 1859 in Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Peter's Grandson, John (born 1867 in Creetown, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and Peter's Granddaughter, Jane A (born 1876 in England).


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Peter Priestly's household

Male

Peter

Priestly

Head
Female

Margaret

Priestly

Wife
Male

James

Priestly

Son
Female

Jane

Priestly

Daughter
Male

John

Priestly

Grandson
Female

Jane A

Leneghan

Granddaughter
First name(s) Peter
Last name Priestly
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 68
Birth year 1813
Birth place Ireland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Priestly

Head

Married

68

1813

Ireland

Margaret

Priestly

Wife

Married

58

1823

Ireland

James

Priestly

Son

Unmarried

30

1851

Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Jane

Priestly

Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland

John

Priestly

Grandson

Unmarried

14

1867

Creetown, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Jane A

Leneghan

Granddaughter

-

5

1876

England

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