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Household of Peter Garrett (born 1837, Wiltshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Highworth, Wiltshire, 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 Garrett and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Garrett, born in 1837 in Swindon, Wiltshire, consisted of 9 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Ruth Garrett, born in 1836 in Swindon, Wiltshire, England. They had 6 children; Walter (born 1863 in Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales), Ruth (born 1869 in Swindon, Wiltshire, England), Jane (born 1874 in Swindon, Wiltshire, England), Emma (born 1876 in Swindon, Wiltshire, England), Benjamin (born 1879 in Swindon, Wiltshire, England) and Fanny (born 1881 in Swindon, Wiltshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Peter's Lodger, James Smyth, born in 1841 in Scotland.


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Peter Garrett's household

Male

Peter

Garrett

Head
Female

Ruth

Garrett

Wife
Male

Walter

Garrett

Son
Female

Ruth

Garrett

Daughter
Female

Jane

Garrett

Daughter
Female

Emma

Garrett

Daughter
Male

Benjamin

Garrett

Son
Female

Fanny

Garrett

Daughter
Male

James

Smyth

Lodger
First name(s) Peter
Last name Garrett
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Swindon, Wiltshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Garrett

Head

Married

44

1837

Swindon, Wiltshire, England

Ruth

Garrett

Wife

Married

45

1836

Swindon, Wiltshire, England

Walter

Garrett

Son

Single

18

1863

Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales

Ruth

Garrett

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Swindon, Wiltshire, England

Jane

Garrett

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Swindon, Wiltshire, England

Emma

Garrett

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Swindon, Wiltshire, England

Benjamin

Garrett

Son

Single

2

1879

Swindon, Wiltshire, England

Fanny

Garrett

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Swindon, Wiltshire, England

James

Smyth

Lodger

Single

40

1841

Scotland

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