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Household of Peter Wylie (born 1825, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Ronaldshay & Burray, Orkney, 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 Wylie and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Wylie, born in 1825 in Burry, Orkney, consisted of 5 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Betsey Wylie, born in 1811 in Caithness, Scotland. They had 1 child; Betsey, born 1846 in Burry, Orkney, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Peter's Granddaughter, Margaret (born 1868 in Burry, Orkney, Scotland) and Peter's Granddaughter, Margaret (born 1871 in Burry, Orkney, Scotland).


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Peter Wylie's household

Male

Peter

Wylie

Head
Female

Betsey

Wylie

Wife
Female

Betsey

Wylie

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Wylie

Granddaughter
Female

Margaret

Wylie

Granddaughter
First name(s) Peter
Last name Wylie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Burry, Orkney, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Wylie

Head

Married

56

1825

Burry, Orkney, Scotland

Betsey

Wylie

Wife

Married

70

1811

Caithness, Scotland

Betsey

Wylie

Daughter

Unmarried

35

1846

Burry, Orkney, Scotland

Margaret

Wylie

Granddaughter

-

13

1868

Burry, Orkney, Scotland

Margaret

Wylie

Granddaughter

-

10

1871

Burry, Orkney, Scotland

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