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Household of Peter Evans (born 1844, Shropshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, 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 Evans and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Evans, born in 1844 in Pontesbury, Shropshire, consisted of 8 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Phoebe Evans, born in 1846 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England. They had 5 children; Josiah (born 1868 in Daisy Bank, Staffordshire, England), Eliza (born 1870 in Kings Hill, Staffordshire, England), Jabez (born 1875 in Kings Hill, Staffordshire, England), Phoebe A (born 1877 in Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England) and Richard (born 1880 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Peter's Father, Thomas Evans, born in 1804 in Wistanstow, Shropshire, England.


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Peter Evans's household

Male

Peter

Evans

Head
Female

Phoebe

Evans

Wife
Male

Josiah

Evans

Son
Female

Eliza

Evans

Daughter
Male

Jabez

Evans

Son
Female

Phoebe A

Evans

Daughter
Male

Richard

Evans

Son
Male

Thomas

Evans

Father
First name(s) Peter
Last name Evans
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Pontesbury, Shropshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Evans

Head

Married

37

1844

Pontesbury, Shropshire, England

Phoebe

Evans

Wife

Married

35

1846

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Josiah

Evans

Son

Single

13

1868

Daisy Bank, Staffordshire, England

Eliza

Evans

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Kings Hill, Staffordshire, England

Jabez

Evans

Son

Single

6

1875

Kings Hill, Staffordshire, England

Phoebe A

Evans

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England

Richard

Evans

Son

Single

1

1880

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Thomas

Evans

Father

Married

77

1804

Wistanstow, Shropshire, England

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