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Household of Peter How (born 1816, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St George in the East, London,Middlesex, 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 How and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter How, born in 1816 in Eltham, Kent, consisted of 10 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Ann How, born in 1824 in Horsham, Sussex, England. They had 5 children; William (born 1848 in Wapping, Middlesex, England), Oliver (born 1857 in Wapping, Middlesex, England), Sarah (born 1861 in Wapping, Middlesex, England), William J (born 1869 in St George in the East, Middlesex, England) and Alfred (born 1880 in St George in the East, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Peter's Lodger Head, Maurice J (born 1842 in St George in the East, Middlesex, England) and Peter's Lodger, Jeremiah (born 1825 in Cork, Cork, Ireland).


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Peter How's household

Male

Peter

How

Head
Female

Ann

How

Wife
Male

William

How

Son
Male

Oliver

How

Son
Female

Sarah

How

Daughter
Male

William J

How

Son
Male

Maurice J

Field

Lodger Head
Female

Mildred

Field

Wife
Male

Alfred

Field

Son
Male

Jeremiah

Connolly

Lodger
First name(s) Peter
Last name How
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place Eltham, Kent, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

How

Head

Married

65

1816

Eltham, Kent, England

Ann

How

Wife

Married

57

1824

Horsham, Sussex, England

William

How

Son

Single

33

1848

Wapping, Middlesex, England

Oliver

How

Son

Single

24

1857

Wapping, Middlesex, England

Sarah

How

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Wapping, Middlesex, England

William J

How

Son

Single

12

1869

St George in the East, Middlesex, England

Maurice J

Field

Lodger Head

Married

39

1842

St George in the East, Middlesex, England

Mildred

Field

Wife

Married

34

1847

Wapping, Middlesex, England

Alfred

Field

Son

Single

1

1880

St George in the East, Middlesex, England

Jeremiah

Connolly

Lodger

Single

56

1825

Cork, Cork, Ireland

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