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Household of Peter Howcroft (born 1833, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bury, 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 Howcroft and 13 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Howcroft, born in 1833 in Ainsworth, Lancashire, consisted of 14 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Jane Howcroft, born in 1840 in Haslington, Lancashire, England. They had 12 children; Robert (born 1862 in Ainsworth, Lancashire, England), Albert (born 1870 in Radcliffe, Lancashire, England), Ada (born 1876 in Radcliffe, Lancashire, England), Annie (born 1858 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), William (born 1860 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), Alfred (born 1862 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), Albert (born 1864 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1868 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), George (born 1870 in Ainsworth, Lancashire, England), Samuel (born 1873 in Radcliffe, Lancashire, England), John (born 1875 in Radcliffe, Lancashire, England) and Emily (born 1879 in Radcliffe, Lancashire, England).


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Peter Howcroft's household

Male

Peter

Howcroft

Head
Female

Jane

Howcroft

Wife
Male

Robert

Howcroft

Son
Male

Albert

Howcroft

Son
Female

Ada

Howcroft

Daughter
Female

Annie

Whitfield

Daughter
Male

William

Whitfield

Son
Male

Alfred

Whitfield

Son
Male

Albert

Whitfield

Son
Female

Margaret

Whitfield

Daughter
Male

George

Whitfield

Son
Male

Samuel

Whitfield

Son
Male

John

Whitfield

Son
Female

Emily

Whitfield

Daughter
First name(s) Peter
Last name Howcroft
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Ainsworth, Lancashire, England

Household members (14 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Howcroft

Head

Married

48

1833

Ainsworth, Lancashire, England

Jane

Howcroft

Wife

Married

41

1840

Haslington, Lancashire, England

Robert

Howcroft

Son

Single

19

1862

Ainsworth, Lancashire, England

Albert

Howcroft

Son

Single

11

1870

Radcliffe, Lancashire, England

Ada

Howcroft

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Radcliffe, Lancashire, England

Annie

Whitfield

Daughter

Single

23

1858

St Helens, Lancashire, England

William

Whitfield

Son

Single

21

1860

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Alfred

Whitfield

Son

Single

19

1862

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Albert

Whitfield

Son

Single

17

1864

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Whitfield

Daughter

Single

13

1868

St Helens, Lancashire, England

George

Whitfield

Son

Single

11

1870

Ainsworth, Lancashire, England

Samuel

Whitfield

Son

Single

8

1873

Radcliffe, Lancashire, England

John

Whitfield

Son

Single

6

1875

Radcliffe, Lancashire, England

Emily

Whitfield

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Radcliffe, Lancashire, England

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