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Household of Peter Henshaw (born 1850, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Oldham, 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 Henshaw and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Henshaw, born in 1850 in Stockport, Cheshire, consisted of 8 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Eliza Henshaw, born in 1852 in Stockport, Cheshire, England. They had 3 children; Samuel (born 1875 in Stockport, Cheshire, England), George R (born 1879 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) and William (born 1881 in Oldham, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Peter's Boarder, George (born 1828 in Stockport, Cheshire, England), Peter's Boarder, Elizabeth (born 1828 in Stockport, Cheshire, England) and Peter's Boarder, Esther (born 1865 in Stockport, Cheshire, England).


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Peter Henshaw's household

Male

Peter

Henshaw

Head
Female

Eliza

Henshaw

Wife
Male

Samuel

Henshaw

Son
Male

George R

Henshaw

Son
Male

William

Henshaw

Son
Male

George

Richardson

Boarder
Female

Elizabeth

Richardson

Boarder
Female

Esther

Wildblood

Boarder
First name(s) Peter
Last name Henshaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Stockport, Cheshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Henshaw

Head

Married

31

1850

Stockport, Cheshire, England

Eliza

Henshaw

Wife

Married

29

1852

Stockport, Cheshire, England

Samuel

Henshaw

Son

Single

6

1875

Stockport, Cheshire, England

George R

Henshaw

Son

Single

2

1879

Oldham, Lancashire, England

William

Henshaw

Son

Single

0

1881

Oldham, Lancashire, England

George

Richardson

Boarder

Married

53

1828

Stockport, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Richardson

Boarder

Married

53

1828

Stockport, Cheshire, England

Esther

Wildblood

Boarder

Single

16

1865

Stockport, Cheshire, England

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