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Household of James Harper Peters (born 1848, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rochdale, 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.

James Harper Peters and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Harper Peters, born in 1848 in Rochdale, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. James Harper was the head of the household, married to Mary Peters, born in 1854 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Bruce Harper (born 1876 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England), Ethel (born 1878 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England), Helen (born 1879 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England) and Kathleen (born 1881 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James Harper's Servant, Mary (born 1855 in Denbighshire, Wales) and James Harper's Servant, Catherine (born 1855 in Malpas, Cheshire, England).


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James Harper Peters's household

Male

James Harper

Peters

Head
Female

Mary

Peters

Wife
Male

Bruce Harper

Peters

Son
Female

Ethel

Peters

Daughter
Female

Helen

Peters

Daughter
Female

Kathleen

Peters

Daughter
Female

Mary

Griffith

Servant
Female

Catherine

Reece

Servant
First name(s) James Harper
Last name Peters
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James Harper

Peters

Head

Married

33

1848

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Mary

Peters

Wife

Married

27

1854

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Bruce Harper

Peters

Son

Single

5

1876

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Ethel

Peters

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Helen

Peters

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Kathleen

Peters

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Mary

Griffith

Servant

Single

26

1855

Denbighshire, Wales

Catherine

Reece

Servant

Single

26

1855

Malpas, Cheshire, England

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