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Household of James Peters (born 1842, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Helston, Cornwall, 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 Peters and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Peters, born in 1842 in Mawnan, Cornwall, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jane Peters, born in 1840 in Camborne, Cornwall, England. They had 5 children; John N (born 1868 in Torquay, Devon, England), James H (born 1869 in Torquay, Devon, England), Margaret A (born 1872 in Mawnan, Cornwall, England), William G (born 1874 in Redruth, Cornwall, England) and Augusta J (born 1878 in Helston, Cornwall, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Father In Law, Neville Harris, born in 1802 in Camborne, Cornwall, England.


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James Peters's household

Male

James

Peters

Head
Female

Jane

Peters

Wife
Male

John N

Peters

Son
Male

James H

Peters

Son
Female

Margaret A

Peters

Daughter
Male

William G

Peters

Son
Female

Augusta J

Peters

Daughter
Male

Neville

Harris

Father In Law
First name(s) James
Last name Peters
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Mawnan, Cornwall, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Peters

Head

Married

39

1842

Mawnan, Cornwall, England

Jane

Peters

Wife

Married

41

1840

Camborne, Cornwall, England

John N

Peters

Son

Single

13

1868

Torquay, Devon, England

James H

Peters

Son

Single

12

1869

Torquay, Devon, England

Margaret A

Peters

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Mawnan, Cornwall, England

William G

Peters

Son

Single

7

1874

Redruth, Cornwall, England

Augusta J

Peters

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Helston, Cornwall, England

Neville

Harris

Father In Law

Widower

79

1802

Camborne, Cornwall, England

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