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Household of Matthew Peters (born 1842, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Medway, Kent, 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.

Matthew Peters and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Peters, born in 1842 in Canterbury, Kent, consisted of 6 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Peters, born in 1848 in Brighton, Sussex, England. They had 4 children; Elizabeth (born 1869 in Chatham, Kent, England), Eliza (born 1872 in Chatham, Kent, England), Alfred (born 1874 in Chatham, Kent, England) and Harriet (born 1877 in Chatham, Kent, England).


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Matthew Peters's household

Male

Matthew

Peters

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Peters

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Peters

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Peters

Daughter
Male

Alfred

Peters

Son
Female

Harriet

Peters

Daughter
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Peters
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Canterbury, Kent, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Matthew

Peters

Head

Married

39

1842

Canterbury, Kent, England

Elizabeth

Peters

Wife

Married

33

1848

Brighton, Sussex, England

Elizabeth

Peters

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Chatham, Kent, England

Eliza

Peters

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Chatham, Kent, England

Alfred

Peters

Son

Single

7

1874

Chatham, Kent, England

Harriet

Peters

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Chatham, Kent, England

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