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Household of William Petrie (born 1815, Morayshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cawdor, Invernessshire, 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.

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 1815 in Morayshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, widower. He had 3 children; Alex (born 1841 in Auldearn, Nairnshire, Scotland), James (born 1846 in Auldearn, Nairnshire, Scotland) and Ann (born 1857 in Auldearn, Nairnshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Mary Ann (born 1864 in Morayshire, Scotland) and William's Servant, Donald (born 1857 in Barras, Invernessshire, Scotland).


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William Petrie's household

Male

William

Petrie

Head
Male

Alex

Petrie

Son
Male

James

Petrie

Son
Female

Ann

Petrie

Daughter
Female

Mary Ann

Balfour

Servant
Male

Donald

McKinnon

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Petrie
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 66
Birth year 1815
Birth place Morayshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Petrie

Head

Widower

66

1815

Morayshire, Scotland

Alex

Petrie

Son

Unmarried

40

1841

Auldearn, Nairnshire, Scotland

James

Petrie

Son

Unmarried

35

1846

Auldearn, Nairnshire, Scotland

Ann

Petrie

Daughter

Unmarried

24

1857

Auldearn, Nairnshire, Scotland

Mary Ann

Balfour

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Morayshire, Scotland

Donald

McKinnon

Servant

Unmarried

24

1857

Barras, Invernessshire, Scotland

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