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Household of Peter Sorley (born 1852, Kincardineshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenock East, Renfrewshire, 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 Sorley and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Sorley, born in 1852 in Kincardineshire, consisted of 5 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Helen Sorley, born in 1851 in Stranraer, Galloway, Scotland. They had 3 children; Cecilia (born 1877 in Stranraer, Galloway, Scotland), Janet (born 1878 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Helen (born 1881 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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Peter Sorley's household

Male

Peter

Sorley

Head
Female

Helen

Sorley

Wife
Female

Cecilia

Sorley

Daughter
Female

Janet

Sorley

Daughter
Female

Helen

Sorley

Daughter
First name(s) Peter
Last name Sorley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Kincardineshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Sorley

Head

Married

29

1852

Kincardineshire, Scotland

Helen

Sorley

Wife

Married

30

1851

Stranraer, Galloway, Scotland

Cecilia

Sorley

Daughter

-

4

1877

Stranraer, Galloway, Scotland

Janet

Sorley

Daughter

-

3

1878

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Helen

Sorley

Daughter

Unmarried

0

1881

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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