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Household of William Pettigrew (born 1845, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Oldham, Lancashire, 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 Pettigrew and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Pettigrew, born in 1845 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Jane Pettigrew, born in 1845 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; William (born 1865 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England), Alexander (born 1867 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England), Jane (born 1870 in Royton, Lancashire, England), James (born 1872 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Hugh (born 1877 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Mary (born 1879 in Oldham, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Vist, Thomas Spencer, born in 1863 in Manchester, Lancashire, England.


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William Pettigrew's household

Male

William

Pettigrew

Head
Female

Mary Jane

Pettigrew

Wife
Male

William

Pettigrew

Son
Male

Alexander

Pettigrew

Son
Female

Jane

Pettigrew

Daughter
Male

James

Pettigrew

Son
Male

Hugh

Pettigrew

Son
Female

Mary

Pettigrew

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Spencer

Vist
First name(s) William
Last name Pettigrew
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Pettigrew

Head

Married

36

1845

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary Jane

Pettigrew

Wife

Married

36

1845

Manchester, Lancashire, England

William

Pettigrew

Son

Single

16

1865

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Alexander

Pettigrew

Son

Single

14

1867

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Jane

Pettigrew

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Royton, Lancashire, England

James

Pettigrew

Son

Single

9

1872

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Hugh

Pettigrew

Son

Single

4

1877

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary

Pettigrew

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Spencer

Vist

Single

18

1863

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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