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Household of Peter Longton (born 1834, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prescot, Lancashire,Cheshire, 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 Longton and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Longton, born in 1834 in Ditton, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Jane Longton, born in 1849 in Wavertree, Lancashire, England. They had 1 child; Jane, born 1881 in Farnworth, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Peter's Father In Law, William (born 1811 in Woodford, Northamptonshire, England), Peter's Mother In Law, Margaret (born 1819 in Lancashire, England), Peter's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1857 in Preston Brook, Cheshire, England) and Peter's Servant, Mary (born 1866 in Widnes, Lancashire, England).


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Peter Longton's household

Male

Peter

Longton

Head
Female

Jane

Longton

Wife
Female

Jane

Longton

Daughter
Male

William

Hicks

Father In Law
Female

Margaret

Hicks

Mother In Law
Female

Elizabeth

Clark

Servant
Female

Mary

Cookson

Servant
First name(s) Peter
Last name Longton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Ditton, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Longton

Head

Married

47

1834

Ditton, Lancashire, England

Jane

Longton

Wife

Married

32

1849

Wavertree, Lancashire, England

Jane

Longton

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Farnworth, Lancashire, England

William

Hicks

Father In Law

Married

70

1811

Woodford, Northamptonshire, England

Margaret

Hicks

Mother In Law

Married

62

1819

Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Clark

Servant

Single

24

1857

Preston Brook, Cheshire, England

Mary

Cookson

Servant

Single

15

1866

Widnes, Lancashire, England

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