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Household of Peter S Heddle (born 1828, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirkwall, 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 S Heddle and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter S Heddle, born in 1828 in Kirkwall, Orkney, consisted of 13 members. Peter S was the head of the household, married to Jemima B Heddle, born in 1841 in Orkney, Scotland. They had 7 children; William J (born 1865 in Orkney, Scotland), Barbara J (born 1868 in Orkney, Scotland), Robert P (born 1870 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland), Mary E (born 1872 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland), Peter S (born 1875 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland), James S (born 1878 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland) and Emily A (born 1881 in Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Peter S's Visitor, Emily A (born 1857 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Peter S's Visitor, Jane P (born 1843 in Orkney, Scotland), Peter S's Servant, Jessie (born 1859 in Orkney, Scotland) and Peter S's Servant, Maria (born 1859 in Orkney, Scotland).


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Peter S Heddle's household

Male

Peter S

Heddle

Head
Female

Jemima B

Heddle

Wife
Male

William J

Heddle

Son
Female

Barbara J

Heddle

Daughter
Male

Robert P

Heddle

Son
Female

Mary E

Heddle

Daughter
Male

Peter S

Heddle

Son
Male

James S

Heddle

Son
Female

Emily A

Heddle

Daughter
Female

Emily A

Sinclair

Visitor
Female

Jane P

Ritchie

Visitor
Female

Jessie

Harper

Servant
Female

Maria

Leask

Servant
First name(s) Peter S
Last name Heddle
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter S

Heddle

Head

Married

53

1828

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

Jemima B

Heddle

Wife

Married

40

1841

Orkney, Scotland

William J

Heddle

Son

-

16

1865

Orkney, Scotland

Barbara J

Heddle

Daughter

-

13

1868

Orkney, Scotland

Robert P

Heddle

Son

-

11

1870

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

Mary E

Heddle

Daughter

-

9

1872

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

Peter S

Heddle

Son

-

6

1875

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

James S

Heddle

Son

-

3

1878

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

Emily A

Heddle

Daughter

-

0

1881

Orkney, Scotland

Emily A

Sinclair

Visitor

Unmarried

24

1857

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane P

Ritchie

Visitor

Married

38

1843

Orkney, Scotland

Jessie

Harper

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Orkney, Scotland

Maria

Leask

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Orkney, Scotland

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