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Household of William Petrie (born 1850, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gateshead, Durham, England

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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.

William Petrie and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Petrie, born in 1850 in Leith, Midlothian, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Petrie, born in 1851 in Northumberland, England. They had 4 children; Elizabeth (born 1872 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England), John W (born 1873 in Gosforth, Northumberland, England), James (born 1876 in Gosforth, Northumberland, England) and Michael (born 1881 in Gosforth, Northumberland, England).


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William Petrie's household

Male

William

Petrie

Head
Female

Mary

Petrie

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Petrie

Daughter
Male

John W

Petrie

Son
Male

James

Petrie

Son
Male

Michael

Petrie

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Petrie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Petrie

Head

Married

31

1850

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Petrie

Wife

Married

30

1851

Northumberland, England

Elizabeth

Petrie

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

John W

Petrie

Son

Single

8

1873

Gosforth, Northumberland, England

James

Petrie

Son

Single

5

1876

Gosforth, Northumberland, England

Michael

Petrie

Son

Single

0

1881

Gosforth, Northumberland, England

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