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Household of James Peters (born 1840, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, 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 Peters and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Peters, born in 1840 in Thorpe Salvin, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Hannah Peters, born in 1844 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Emma (born 1874 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Frederick (born 1876 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Hannah (born 1877 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Martha (born 1879 in Wigan, Lancashire, England) and Sarah (born 1881 in Wigan, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Step Daughter, Elizabeth (born 1862 in Wigan, Lancashire, England) and James's Stepson, George (born 1865 in Hull, Yorkshire, England).


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James Peters's household

Male

James

Peters

Head
Female

Hannah

Peters

Wife
Female

Emma

Peters

Daughter
Male

Frederick

Peters

Son
Female

Hannah

Peters

Daughter
Female

Martha

Peters

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Peters

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Taylor

Step Daughter
Male

George

Taylor

Stepson
First name(s) James
Last name Peters
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Thorpe Salvin, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Peters

Head

Married

41

1840

Thorpe Salvin, Yorkshire, England

Hannah

Peters

Wife

Married

37

1844

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Emma

Peters

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Frederick

Peters

Son

Single

5

1876

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Peters

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Martha

Peters

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Peters

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Taylor

Step Daughter

Single

19

1862

Wigan, Lancashire, England

George

Taylor

Stepson

Single

16

1865

Hull, Yorkshire, England

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