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Household of Peter Rosburgh (born 1846, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, 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 Rosburgh and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Rosburgh, born in 1846 in Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 6 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Rosburgh, born in 1854 in Kirkpatrick Durham, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Robert (born 1869 in Kirkpatrick Durham, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1876 in Kirkpatrick Durham, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Peter's Boarder, Sarah (born 1881 in Troqueer, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland) and Peter's Lodger, William (born 1857 in Ruthwell, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).


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Peter Rosburgh's household

Male

Peter

Rosburgh

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Rosburgh

Wife
Male

Robert

Rosburgh

Son
Male

Alexander

Rosburgh

Son
Female

Sarah

Lee

Boarder
Male

William

Irving

Lodger
First name(s) Peter
Last name Rosburgh
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Rosburgh

Head

Married

35

1846

Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Rosburgh

Wife

Married

27

1854

Kirkpatrick Durham, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Robert

Rosburgh

Son

-

12

1869

Kirkpatrick Durham, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Alexander

Rosburgh

Son

-

5

1876

Kirkpatrick Durham, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Sarah

Lee

Boarder

-

0

1881

Troqueer, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

William

Irving

Lodger

Unmarried

24

1857

Ruthwell, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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