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Household of Benjamin Peters (born 1840, Somerset)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Clutton, Somerset, 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.
Benjamin Peters and 9 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Peters, born in 1840 in Chew Magna, Somerset, consisted of 10 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Mary Jane Peters, born in 1842 in Chew Magna, Somerset, England. They had 5 children; Margaret Jane (born 1865 in Chew Magna, Somerset, England), Frances (born 1867 in Chew Magna, Somerset, England), Adeline (born 1869 in Chew Magna, Somerset, England), Edith Ellen (born 1875 in Chew Magna, Somerset, England) and Florence Kate (born 1877 in Chew Magna, Somerset, England). They had 2 grandchildren; William B (born 1877 in Kendal, Westmorland, England) and Lascelles W (born 1878 in Chew Magna, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Benjamin's Boarder, Lily G Cranston, born in 1851 in Kendal, Westmorland, England.
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Benjamin Peters's household
Benjamin
Peters
Head
Mary Jane
Peters
Wife
Margaret Jane
Peters
Daughter
Frances
Peters
Daughter
Adeline
Peters
Daughter
Edith Ellen
Peters
Daughter
Florence Kate
Peters
Daughter
Lily G
Cranston
Boarder
William B
Cranston
Grand Son
Lascelles W
Cranston
Grand Son
| First name(s) | Benjamin |
| Last name | Peters |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 41 |
| Birth year | 1840 |
| Birth place | Chew Magna, Somerset, England |
Household members (10 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Benjamin | Peters | Head | Married | 41 | 1840 | Chew Magna, Somerset, England | |
Mary Jane | Peters | Wife | Married | 39 | 1842 | Chew Magna, Somerset, England | |
Margaret Jane | Peters | Daughter | Single | 16 | 1865 | Chew Magna, Somerset, England | |
Frances | Peters | Daughter | Single | 14 | 1867 | Chew Magna, Somerset, England | |
Adeline | Peters | Daughter | Single | 12 | 1869 | Chew Magna, Somerset, England | |
Edith Ellen | Peters | Daughter | Single | 6 | 1875 | Chew Magna, Somerset, England | |
Florence Kate | Peters | Daughter | Single | 4 | 1877 | Chew Magna, Somerset, England | |
Lily G | Cranston | Boarder | Married | 30 | 1851 | Kendal, Westmorland, England | |
William B | Cranston | Grand Son | Single | 4 | 1877 | Kendal, Westmorland, England | |
Lascelles W | Cranston | Grand Son | Single | 3 | 1878 | Chew Magna, Somerset, England |
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