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Household of Robert Peebles (born 1834, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew's, 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.

Robert Peebles and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Peebles, born in 1834 in Colinton, Midlothian, consisted of 9 members. Robert was the head of the household, widower. He had 7 children; Margaret (born 1859 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Mary W (born 1862 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), William H (born 1864 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Robert (born 1866 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Janet (born 1869 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Nathaniel (born 1871 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Andrew (born 1873 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Mother, Margaret Horseburgh, born in 1815 in Liberton, Midlothian, Scotland.


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Robert Peebles's household

Male

Robert

Peebles

Head
Female

Margaret

Peebles

Daughter
Female

Mary W

Peebles

Daughter
Male

William H

Peebles

Son
Male

Robert

Peebles

Son
Female

Janet

Peebles

Daughter
Male

Nathaniel

Peebles

Son
Male

Andrew

Peebles

Son
Female

Margaret

Horseburgh

Mother
First name(s) Robert
Last name Peebles
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Peebles

Head

Widower

47

1834

Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Peebles

Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary W

Peebles

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

William H

Peebles

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Robert

Peebles

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Janet

Peebles

Daughter

Unmarried

12

1869

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Nathaniel

Peebles

Son

Unmarried

10

1871

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Andrew

Peebles

Son

Unmarried

8

1873

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Horseburgh

Mother

Unmarried

66

1815

Liberton, Midlothian, Scotland

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