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Household of Peter Stevenson (born 1845, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Johnstone & Elderslie, 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 Stevenson and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Stevenson, born in 1845 in Elderslie, Renfrewshire, consisted of 12 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Jessie Stevenson, born in 1850 in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 8 children; Maggie Barr (born 1869 in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland), James (born 1870 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Daniel (born 1872 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Peter (born 1873 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1874 in Elderslie, Renfrewshire, Scotland), William (born 1876 in Elderslie, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Jessie Barr (born 1880 in Elderslie, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Jane Morton (born 1881 in Elderslie, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Peter's Servant, Jessie (born 1860 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Peter's Servant, James (born 1863 in Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland).


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Peter Stevenson's household

Male

Peter

Stevenson

Head
Female

Jessie

Stevenson

Wife
Female

Maggie Barr

Stevenson

Daughter
Male

James

Stevenson

Son
Male

Daniel

Stevenson

Son
Male

Peter

Stevenson

Son
Male

Alexander

Stevenson

Son
Male

William

Stevenson

Son
Female

Jessie Barr

Stevenson

Daughter
Female

Jane Morton

Stevenson

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Baird

Servant
Male

James

Gorman

Servant
First name(s) Peter
Last name Stevenson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Elderslie, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Stevenson

Head

Married

36

1845

Elderslie, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Jessie

Stevenson

Wife

-

31

1850

Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Maggie Barr

Stevenson

Daughter

-

12

1869

Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland

James

Stevenson

Son

-

11

1870

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Daniel

Stevenson

Son

-

9

1872

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Peter

Stevenson

Son

-

8

1873

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Alexander

Stevenson

Son

-

7

1874

Elderslie, Renfrewshire, Scotland

William

Stevenson

Son

-

5

1876

Elderslie, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Jessie Barr

Stevenson

Daughter

-

1

1880

Elderslie, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Jane Morton

Stevenson

Daughter

-

0

1881

Elderslie, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Jessie

Baird

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Gorman

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland

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