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Household of John Peters (born 1841, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tavistock, 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.

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 Tavistock, Devon, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Peters, born in 1831 in St Giles, Cornwall, England. They had 5 children; Jane (born 1857 in Tavistock, Devon, England), Lucy (born 1860 in Tavistock, Devon, England), Auther (born 1867 in Tavistock, Devon, England), Thomas (born 1870 in Calstock, Cornwall, England) and Hannah (born 1875 in Calstock, Cornwall, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Visitor, Emma Hobb, born in 1865 in Devonport, Devon, England.


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John Peters's household

Male

John

Peters

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Peters

Wife
Female

Jane

Peters

Daughter
Female

Lucy

Peters

Daughter
Male

Auther

Peters

Son
Male

Thomas

Peters

Son
Female

Hannah

Peters

Daughter
Female

Emma

Hobb

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Peters
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Tavistock, Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Peters

Head

Married

40

1841

Tavistock, Devon, England

Mary Ann

Peters

Wife

Married

50

1831

St Giles, Cornwall, England

Jane

Peters

Daughter

Single

24

1857

Tavistock, Devon, England

Lucy

Peters

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Tavistock, Devon, England

Auther

Peters

Son

Single

14

1867

Tavistock, Devon, England

Thomas

Peters

Son

Single

11

1870

Calstock, Cornwall, England

Hannah

Peters

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Calstock, Cornwall, England

Emma

Hobb

Visitor

Single

16

1865

Devonport, Devon, England

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