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Household of Peter Tainsh (born 1835, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Milton, 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 Tainsh and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Tainsh, born in 1835 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 8 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Margaret Tainsh, born in 1835 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 5 children; Janet (born 1865 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alex (born 1867 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), Ebenezer (born 1869 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), Peter (born 1873 in Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1875 in Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Peter's Boarder, Henry Fotheringham, born in 1850 in Fife, Scotland.


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Peter Tainsh's household

Male

Peter

Tainsh

Head
Female

Margaret

Tainsh

Wife
Female

Janet

Tainsh

Daughter
Male

Alex

Tainsh

Son
Male

Ebenezer

Tainsh

Son
Male

Peter

Tainsh

Son
Female

Margaret

Tainsh

Daughter
Male

Henry

Fotheringham

Boarder
First name(s) Peter
Last name Tainsh
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Tainsh

Head

Married

46

1835

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Tainsh

Wife

Married

46

1835

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Janet

Tainsh

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alex

Tainsh

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ebenezer

Tainsh

Son

Unmarried

12

1869

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Peter

Tainsh

Son

Unmarried

8

1873

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Tainsh

Daughter

Unmarried

6

1875

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Henry

Fotheringham

Boarder

Unmarried

31

1850

Fife, Scotland

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