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Household of Peter Helsey (born 1841, Lincolnshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Doncaster, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 Helsey and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Helsey, born in 1841 in Grantham, Lincolnshire, consisted of 12 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Eliza Helsey, born in 1841 in Alford, Lincolnshire, England. They had 4 children; William (born 1857 in Lincolnshire, England), Richard (born 1859 in Grantham, Lincolnshire, England), Ann (born 1867 in Doncaster, Yorkshire, England) and Sam (born 1869 in Doncaster, Yorkshire, England). They had 1 grandchild; Annie, born 1881 in Doncaster, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Peter's Daughter In Law, Lucy (born 1857 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Peter's Servant, Sarah (born 1860 in Doncaster, Yorkshire, England), Peter's Lodger, John (born 1825 in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England) and Peter's Lodger Head, William (born 1841 in Carlton, Nottinghamshire, England).


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Peter Helsey's household

Male

Peter

Helsey

Head
Female

Eliza

Helsey

Wife
Male

William

Helsey

Son
Female

Lucy

Helsey

Daughter In Law
Male

Richard

Helsey

Son
Female

Annie

Helsey

Grand Daughter
Female

Sarah

Harrison

Servant
Male

John

House

Lodger
Male

William

Brammer

Lodger Head
Female

Matilda

Brammer

Wife
Female

Ann

Brammer

Daughter
Male

Sam

Brammer

Son
First name(s) Peter
Last name Helsey
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Grantham, Lincolnshire, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Helsey

Head

Married

40

1841

Grantham, Lincolnshire, England

Eliza

Helsey

Wife

Married

40

1841

Alford, Lincolnshire, England

William

Helsey

Son

Married

24

1857

Lincolnshire, England

Lucy

Helsey

Daughter In Law

Married

24

1857

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Richard

Helsey

Son

Single

22

1859

Grantham, Lincolnshire, England

Annie

Helsey

Grand Daughter

Single

0

1881

Doncaster, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Harrison

Servant

Single

21

1860

Doncaster, Yorkshire, England

John

House

Lodger

Single

56

1825

Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England

William

Brammer

Lodger Head

Married

40

1841

Carlton, Nottinghamshire, England

Matilda

Brammer

Wife

Married

38

1843

Scotland

Ann

Brammer

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Doncaster, Yorkshire, England

Sam

Brammer

Son

Single

12

1869

Doncaster, Yorkshire, England

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