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Household of Peter Handley (born 1825, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wirral, Cheshire, 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 Handley and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Handley, born in 1825 in Neston, Cheshire, consisted of 10 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Handley, born in 1829 in Cheshire, England. They had 5 children; Richard (born 1853 in Neston, Cheshire, England), Peter (born 1855 in Neston, Cheshire, England), Maria (born 1866 in Neston, Cheshire, England), Edwin (born 1868 in Neston, Cheshire, England) and Alfred (born 1873 in Neston, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Peter's Visitor, William (born 1881 in Seacombe, Cheshire, England), Peter's Visitor, Harriett (born 1859 in Neston, Cheshire, England) and Peter's Visitor, Frederick (born 1881 in Neston, Cheshire, England).


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Peter Handley's household

Male

Peter

Handley

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Handley

Wife
Male

Richard

Handley

Son
Male

Peter

Handley

Son
Female

Maria

Handley

Daughter
Male

Edwin

Handley

Son
Male

Alfred

Handley

Son
Male

William

Hitchmough

Visitor
Female

Harriett

Hitchmough

Visitor
Male

Frederick

Hitchmough

Visitor
First name(s) Peter
Last name Handley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Neston, Cheshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Handley

Head

Married

56

1825

Neston, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Handley

Wife

Married

52

1829

Cheshire, England

Richard

Handley

Son

Single

28

1853

Neston, Cheshire, England

Peter

Handley

Son

Single

26

1855

Neston, Cheshire, England

Maria

Handley

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Neston, Cheshire, England

Edwin

Handley

Son

Single

13

1868

Neston, Cheshire, England

Alfred

Handley

Son

Single

8

1873

Neston, Cheshire, England

William

Hitchmough

Visitor

Married

0

1881

Seacombe, Cheshire, England

Harriett

Hitchmough

Visitor

Married

22

1859

Neston, Cheshire, England

Frederick

Hitchmough

Visitor

Single

0

1881

Neston, Cheshire, England

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