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Household of Peter Penketh (born 1842, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prescot, 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 Penketh and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Penketh, born in 1842 in St Helens, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Sarah Penketh, born in 1841 in Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; John (born 1865 in St Helens, Lancashire, England) and Sarah (born 1868 in St Helens, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Peter's Mother, Catherine (born 1819 in Roscommon, Roscommon, Ireland) and Peter's Nephew, Walter (born 1861 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England).


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Peter Penketh's household

Male

Peter

Penketh

Head
Female

Sarah

Penketh

Wife
Male

John

Penketh

Son
Female

Sarah

Penketh

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Penketh

Mother
Male

Walter

Hershaw

Nephew
First name(s) Peter
Last name Penketh
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place St Helens, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Penketh

Head

Married

39

1842

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Penketh

Wife

Married

40

1841

Yorkshire, England

John

Penketh

Son

Single

16

1865

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Penketh

Daughter

Single

13

1868

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Catherine

Penketh

Mother

Widow

62

1819

Roscommon, Roscommon, Ireland

Walter

Hershaw

Nephew

Single

20

1861

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

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