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Household of Peter Molyneux (born 1844, 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 Molyneux and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Molyneux, born in 1844 in Whiston, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Molyneux, born in 1841 in Wigan, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Mary Jane (born 1863 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), John (born 1866 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Ellen (born 1868 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1874 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Annie (born 1876 in Wigan, Lancashire, England) and Emma (born 1879 in Wigan, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Peter's Lodger, Benjamin (born 1843 in Ashton, Lancashire, England) and Peter's Lodger, Elizabeth (born 1818 in Wigan, Lancashire, England).


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Peter Molyneux's household

Male

Peter

Molyneux

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Molyneux

Wife
Female

Mary Jane

Molyneux

Daughter
Male

John

Molyneux

Son
Female

Ellen

Molyneux

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Molyneux

Daughter
Female

Annie

Molyneux

Daughter
Female

Emma

Molyneux

Daughter
Male

Benjamin

Bradshaw

Lodger
Female

Elizabeth

Bamber

Lodger
First name(s) Peter
Last name Molyneux
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Whiston, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Molyneux

Head

Married

37

1844

Whiston, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Molyneux

Wife

Married

40

1841

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Mary Jane

Molyneux

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Wigan, Lancashire, England

John

Molyneux

Son

Single

15

1866

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Molyneux

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Molyneux

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Annie

Molyneux

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Emma

Molyneux

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Benjamin

Bradshaw

Lodger

Single

38

1843

Ashton, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Bamber

Lodger

Widow

63

1818

Wigan, Lancashire, England

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