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Household of Peter Ford (born 1848, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Axbridge, Somerset, 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 Ford and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Ford, born in 1848 in Paddington, Middlesex, consisted of 6 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Dorcas Ford, born in 1843 in Broad Blunsdon, Wiltshire, England. They had 2 children; Laura H (born 1866 in Nailsworth, Gloucestershire, England) and William H (born 1873 in Stroud, Gloucestershire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Peter's Visitor, William H (born 1825 in Bideford, Devon, England) and Peter's Visitor, Martha (born 1831 in Gnosall, Staffordshire, England).


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Peter Ford's household

Male

Peter

Ford

Head
Female

Dorcas

Ford

Wife
Female

Laura H

Walker

Daughter
Male

William H

Ford

Son
Male

William H

Bird

Visitor
Female

Martha

Jenkinson

Visitor
First name(s) Peter
Last name Ford
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Paddington, Middlesex, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Ford

Head

Married

33

1848

Paddington, Middlesex, England

Dorcas

Ford

Wife

Married

38

1843

Broad Blunsdon, Wiltshire, England

Laura H

Walker

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Nailsworth, Gloucestershire, England

William H

Ford

Son

Single

8

1873

Stroud, Gloucestershire, England

William H

Bird

Visitor

Widower

56

1825

Bideford, Devon, England

Martha

Jenkinson

Visitor

Single

50

1831

Gnosall, Staffordshire, England

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