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Household of James Peers (born 1807, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wirral, Cheshire, 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 Peers and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Peers, born in 1807 in Greasby, Cheshire, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; Jane (born 1850 in Greasby, Cheshire, England) and Thomas (born 1881 in Hoylake, Cheshire, England). He had 2 grandchildren; Elizabeth H (born 1866 in Caldy, Cheshire, England) and Sarah J (born 1868 in Caldy, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Son In Law, Henry Lea, born in 1847 in Salford, Lancashire, England.


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James Peers's household

Male

James

Peers

Head
Male

Henry

Lea

Son In Law
Female

Jane

Lea

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Lea

Son
Female

Elizabeth H

Edge

Grand Daughter
Female

Sarah J

Edge

Grand Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Peers
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 74
Birth year 1807
Birth place Greasby, Cheshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Peers

Head

Widower

74

1807

Greasby, Cheshire, England

Henry

Lea

Son In Law

Married

34

1847

Salford, Lancashire, England

Jane

Lea

Daughter

Married

31

1850

Greasby, Cheshire, England

Thomas

Lea

Son

Single

0

1881

Hoylake, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth H

Edge

Grand Daughter

Single

15

1866

Caldy, Cheshire, England

Sarah J

Edge

Grand Daughter

Single

13

1868

Caldy, Cheshire, England

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