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Household of Peter Prior (born 1848)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Georges, Midlothian, 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 Prior and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Prior, born in 1848 in , consisted of 8 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Sarah Prior, born in 1855 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 3 children; Maisy (born 1876 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Thomas (born 1878 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and James (born 1881 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Peter's Visitor, James (born 1846 in Ireland), Peter's Visitor, Helen (born 1836 in Ireland) and Peter's Visitor, Helen (born 1872 in Dalmeny, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).


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Peter Prior's household

Male

Peter

Prior

Head
Female

Sarah

Prior

Wife
Female

Maisy

Prior

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Prior

Son
Male

James

Prior

Son
Male

James

Maclean

Visitor
Female

Helen

Maclean

Visitor
Female

Helen

Burk

Visitor
First name(s) Peter
Last name Prior
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Ireland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Prior

Head

Married

33

1848

Ireland

Sarah

Prior

Wife

Married

26

1855

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Maisy

Prior

Daughter

Unmarried

5

1876

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Thomas

Prior

Son

Unmarried

3

1878

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Prior

Son

Unmarried

0

1881

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Maclean

Visitor

Married

35

1846

Ireland

Helen

Maclean

Visitor

-

45

1836

Ireland

Helen

Burk

Visitor

Unmarried

9

1872

Dalmeny, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

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