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Household of William Petty (born 1833)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Canongate, 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.
William Petty and 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Petty, born in 1833 in , consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Petty, born in 1830 in Lilliesleaf, Roxburghshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Robert Tait (born 1861 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1862 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Eliza Tait (born 1864 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and William (born 1870 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, Jane Waldie, born in 1852 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.
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William Petty's household
William
Petty
Head
Jane
Petty
Wife
Robert Tait
Petty
Son
Elizabeth
Petty
Daughter
Eliza Tait
Petty
Daughter
William
Petty
Son
Jane
Waldie
Boarder
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Petty |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 48 |
| Birth year | 1833 |
| Birth place | England |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Petty | Head | Married | 48 | 1833 | England | |
Jane | Petty | Wife | Married | 51 | 1830 | Lilliesleaf, Roxburghshire, Scotland | |
Robert Tait | Petty | Son | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Petty | Daughter | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Eliza Tait | Petty | Daughter | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
William | Petty | Son | - | 11 | 1870 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Jane | Waldie | Boarder | Unmarried | 29 | 1852 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland |
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