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Household of Peter Western (born 1823, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newington, Midlothian, 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 Western and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Western, born in 1823 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), consisted of 3 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Jane Western, born in 1830 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was Peter's Servant, Margaret Paton, born in 1852 in Kinrossshire, Scotland.


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Peter Western's household

Male

Peter

Western

Head
Female

Jane

Western

Wife
Female

Margaret

Paton

Servant
First name(s) Peter
Last name Western
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Western

Head

Married

58

1823

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Jane

Western

Wife

Married

51

1830

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Paton

Servant

Unmarried

29

1852

Kinrossshire, Scotland

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