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Household of Peter Howard (born 1822, 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 Howard and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Howard, born in 1822 in Croston, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Sarah Howard, born in 1823 in Bretherton, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Mary (born 1860 in Bretherton, Lancashire, England) and Sarah (born 1861 in Bretherton, Lancashire, England). They had 3 grandchildren; Peter (born 1867 in Leyland, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1869 in Lancashire, England) and William (born 1871 in Leyland, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Peter's Servant, James (born 1860 in Hereford, Herefordshire, England) and Peter's Servant, John (born 1866 in Leyland, Lancashire, England).


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Peter Howard's household

Male

Peter

Howard

Head
Female

Sarah

Howard

Wife
Female

Mary

Howard

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Howard

Daughter
Male

Peter

Howard

Grand Son
Male

Thomas

Howard

Grand Son
Male

William

Howard

Grand Son
Male

James

Morgan

Servant
Male

John

Bromley

Servant
First name(s) Peter
Last name Howard
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 59
Birth year 1822
Birth place Croston, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Howard

Head

Married

59

1822

Croston, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Howard

Wife

Married

58

1823

Bretherton, Lancashire, England

Mary

Howard

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Bretherton, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Howard

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Bretherton, Lancashire, England

Peter

Howard

Grand Son

Single

14

1867

Leyland, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Howard

Grand Son

Single

12

1869

Lancashire, England

William

Howard

Grand Son

Single

10

1871

Leyland, Lancashire, England

James

Morgan

Servant

Single

21

1860

Hereford, Herefordshire, England

John

Bromley

Servant

Single

15

1866

Leyland, Lancashire, England

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