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Household of William Pterson (born 1847, Banffshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Clement, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 Pterson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Pterson, born in 1847 in Macduff, Banffshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Pterson, born in 1852 in Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Maxwell H (born 1872 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), William (born 1874 in Crossgates, Fife, Scotland), Mary Jane (born 1875 in Newbridge, Perthshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1877 in Newbridge, Perthshire, Scotland) and John (born 1881 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Niece, Jannet Auld, born in 1858 in Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland.


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William Pterson's household

Male

William

Pterson

Head
Female

Margaret

Pterson

Wife
Male

Maxwell H

Pterson

Son
Male

William

Pterson

Son
Female

Mary Jane

Pterson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Pterson

Daughter
Male

John

Pterson

Son
Female

Jannet

Auld

Niece
First name(s) William
Last name Pterson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Macduff, Banffshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Pterson

Head

Married

34

1847

Macduff, Banffshire, Scotland

Margaret

Pterson

Wife

Married

29

1852

Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Maxwell H

Pterson

Son

-

9

1872

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Pterson

Son

-

7

1874

Crossgates, Fife, Scotland

Mary Jane

Pterson

Daughter

-

6

1875

Newbridge, Perthshire, Scotland

Margaret

Pterson

Daughter

-

4

1877

Newbridge, Perthshire, Scotland

John

Pterson

Son

-

0

1881

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jannet

Auld

Niece

-

23

1858

Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland

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