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Household of John W Peterson (born 1847, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, 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.

John W Peterson and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John W Peterson, born in 1847 in Liverpool, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. John W was the head of the household, married to Mary Peterson, born in 1846 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. They had 8 children; Sarah (born 1867 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1868 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), John W (born 1869 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), James (born 1872 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Samuel W (born 1873 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Eleanor (born 1876 in Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1878 in Farnworth, Lancashire, England) and Peter (born 1881 in Farnworth, Lancashire, England).


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John W Peterson's household

Male

John W

Peterson

Head
Female

Mary

Peterson

Wife
Female

Sarah

Peterson

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Peterson

Son
Male

John W

Peterson

Son
Male

James

Peterson

Son
Male

Samuel W

Peterson

Son
Female

Eleanor

Peterson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Peterson

Daughter
Male

Peter

Peterson

Son
First name(s) John W
Last name Peterson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John W

Peterson

Head

Married

34

1847

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Mary

Peterson

Wife

Married

35

1846

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Peterson

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Peterson

Son

Single

13

1868

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

John W

Peterson

Son

Single

12

1869

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

James

Peterson

Son

Single

9

1872

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Samuel W

Peterson

Son

Single

8

1873

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Eleanor

Peterson

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Lancashire, England

Mary

Peterson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Farnworth, Lancashire, England

Peter

Peterson

Son

Single

0

1881

Farnworth, Lancashire, England

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