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Household of John Peters (born 1841, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stoke Damerel, Devon, 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 Peters and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Peters, born in 1841 in Forder, Cornwall, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 6 children; John Hy (born 1866 in Devon, England), William (born 1870 in Devon, England), John Fk (born 1879 in Devonport, Devon, England), Francis (born 1872 in Devonport, Devon, England), Elizabeth (born 1867 in Plymouth, Devon, England) and William (born 1866 in Devonport, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Housekeeper Head, Sarah Sheppard, born in 1841 in St Austell, Cornwall, England.


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John Peters's household

Male

John

Peters

Head
Male

John Hy

Peters

Son
Male

William

Peters

Son
Male

John Fk

Peters

Son
Female

Sarah

Sheppard

Housekeeper Head
Male

Francis

Sheppard

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Sheppard

Daughter
Male

William

Sheppard

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Peters
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Forder, Cornwall, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Peters

Head

Widower

40

1841

Forder, Cornwall, England

John Hy

Peters

Son

Single

15

1866

Devon, England

William

Peters

Son

Single

11

1870

Devon, England

John Fk

Peters

Son

Single

2

1879

Devonport, Devon, England

Sarah

Sheppard

Housekeeper Head

Widow

40

1841

St Austell, Cornwall, England

Francis

Sheppard

Son

Single

9

1872

Devonport, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Sheppard

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Plymouth, Devon, England

William

Sheppard

Son

Single

15

1866

Devonport, Devon, England

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