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Household of Peter Skelly (born 1850, Ayrshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Larkhall, Lanarkshire, 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 Skelly and 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Skelly, born in 1850 in Irvine, Ayrshire, consisted of 7 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Margaret Skelly, born in 1852 in Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Peter (born 1871 in Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1874 in Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1877 in Dalserf, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John (born 1879 in Dalserf, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Peter's Mother-In-Law, Bridget Douds, born in 1821 in Ireland.
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Peter Skelly's household
Peter
Skelly
Head
Margaret
Skelly
Wife
Peter
Skelly
Son
Elizabeth
Skelly
Daughter
Jessie
Skelly
Daughter
John
Skelly
Son
Bridget
Douds
Mother-In-Law
| First name(s) | Peter |
| Last name | Skelly |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 31 |
| Birth year | 1850 |
| Birth place | Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Peter | Skelly | Head | Married | 31 | 1850 | Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Skelly | Wife | Married | 29 | 1852 | Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Peter | Skelly | Son | - | 10 | 1871 | Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Skelly | Daughter | - | 7 | 1874 | Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland | |
Jessie | Skelly | Daughter | - | 4 | 1877 | Dalserf, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
John | Skelly | Son | - | 2 | 1879 | Dalserf, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Bridget | Douds | Mother-In-Law | Widow | 60 | 1821 | Ireland |
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