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Household of Peter Harrison (born 1829, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, 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 Harrison and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Harrison, born in 1829 in Hindley, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Ellen Harrison, born in 1841 in Melling, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; John (born 1873 in Standish, Lancashire, England), Peter (born 1875 in Standish, Lancashire, England), Mary Jane (born 1876 in Standish, Lancashire, England), Ann (born 1878 in Standish, Lancashire, England) and Ellen (born 1880 in Standish, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Peter's Father In Law, John (born 1798 in Bickerstaffe, Lancashire, England), Peter's Nephew, Peter (born 1858 in Hindley, Lancashire, England) and Peter's Servant, Sarah Ann (born 1865 in Broseley, Shropshire, England).


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Peter Harrison's household

Male

Peter

Harrison

Head
Female

Ellen

Harrison

Wife
Male

John

Harrison

Son
Male

Peter

Harrison

Son
Female

Mary Jane

Harrison

Daughter
Female

Ann

Harrison

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Harrison

Daughter
Male

John

Watkinson

Father In Law
Male

Peter

Harrison

Nephew
Female

Sarah Ann

Davis

Servant
First name(s) Peter
Last name Harrison
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Hindley, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Harrison

Head

Married

52

1829

Hindley, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Harrison

Wife

Married

40

1841

Melling, Lancashire, England

John

Harrison

Son

Single

8

1873

Standish, Lancashire, England

Peter

Harrison

Son

Single

6

1875

Standish, Lancashire, England

Mary Jane

Harrison

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Standish, Lancashire, England

Ann

Harrison

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Standish, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Harrison

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Standish, Lancashire, England

John

Watkinson

Father In Law

Widower

83

1798

Bickerstaffe, Lancashire, England

Peter

Harrison

Nephew

Single

23

1858

Hindley, Lancashire, England

Sarah Ann

Davis

Servant

Single

16

1865

Broseley, Shropshire, England

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