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Household of Peter Beesley (born 1832, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prescot, 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.

Peter Beesley and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Beesley, born in 1832 in Widnes, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Ellen Beesley, born in 1823 in Widnes, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Justin (born 1860 in Ditton, Lancashire, England), Mary Jane (born 1862 in Ditton, Lancashire, England), Martha (born 1865 in Ditton, Lancashire, England), Frances (born 1867 in Ditton, Lancashire, England), Clara (born 1870 in Ditton, Lancashire, England) and Charles (born 1873 in Ditton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Peter's Boarder, James (born 1856 in Widnes, Lancashire, England) and Peter's Boarder, Henry (born 1858 in Ditton, Lancashire, England).


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Peter Beesley's household

Male

Peter

Beesley

Head
Female

Ellen

Beesley

Wife
Male

Justin

Beesley

Son
Female

Mary Jane

Beesley

Daughter
Female

Martha

Beesley

Daughter
Female

Frances

Beesley

Daughter
Female

Clara

Beesley

Daughter
Male

Charles

Beesley

Son
Male

James

Shaw

Boarder
Male

Henry

Beesley

Boarder
First name(s) Peter
Last name Beesley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Widnes, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Beesley

Head

Married

49

1832

Widnes, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Beesley

Wife

Married

58

1823

Widnes, Lancashire, England

Justin

Beesley

Son

Single

21

1860

Ditton, Lancashire, England

Mary Jane

Beesley

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Ditton, Lancashire, England

Martha

Beesley

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Ditton, Lancashire, England

Frances

Beesley

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Ditton, Lancashire, England

Clara

Beesley

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Ditton, Lancashire, England

Charles

Beesley

Son

Single

8

1873

Ditton, Lancashire, England

James

Shaw

Boarder

Single

25

1856

Widnes, Lancashire, England

Henry

Beesley

Boarder

Single

23

1858

Ditton, Lancashire, England

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