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Household of John Peers (born 1831, 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.

John Peers and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Peers, born in 1831 in Little Neston, Cheshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Peers, born in 1837 in Gayton, Cheshire, England. They had 6 children; John (born 1861 in Layton, Cheshire, England), William (born 1863 in Layton, Cheshire, England), Eliza (born 1868 in Layton, Cheshire, England), Mary (born 1873 in Layton, Cheshire, England), Emma (born 1874 in Woodchurch, Cheshire, England) and Louisa (born 1878 in Heswall, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger, Jane Davies, born in 1868 in Heswall, Cheshire, England.


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John Peers's household

Male

John

Peers

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Peers

Wife
Male

John

Peers

Son
Male

William

Peers

Son
Female

Eliza

Peers

Daughter
Female

Mary

Peers

Daughter
Female

Emma

Peers

Daughter
Female

Louisa

Peers

Daughter
Female

Jane

Davies

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Peers
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Little Neston, Cheshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Peers

Head

Married

50

1831

Little Neston, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Peers

Wife

Married

44

1837

Gayton, Cheshire, England

John

Peers

Son

Single

20

1861

Layton, Cheshire, England

William

Peers

Son

Single

18

1863

Layton, Cheshire, England

Eliza

Peers

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Layton, Cheshire, England

Mary

Peers

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Layton, Cheshire, England

Emma

Peers

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Woodchurch, Cheshire, England

Louisa

Peers

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Heswall, Cheshire, England

Jane

Davies

Lodger

Single

13

1868

Heswall, Cheshire, England

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