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Household of Peter Priestley (born 1805, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hunslet, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 Priestley and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Priestley, born in 1805 in Wibsey, Yorkshire, consisted of 4 members. Peter was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; Paul (born 1834 in Beeston, Yorkshire, England) and Rachel (born 1837 in Wibsey, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Peter's Son In Law, Oliver Thornton, born in 1849 in Wibsey, Yorkshire, England.


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Peter Priestley's household

Male

Peter

Priestley

Head
Male

Paul

Priestley

Son
Male

Oliver

Thornton

Son In Law
Female

Rachel

Thornton

Daughter
First name(s) Peter
Last name Priestley
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 76
Birth year 1805
Birth place Wibsey, Yorkshire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Peter

Priestley

Head

Widower

76

1805

Wibsey, Yorkshire, England

Paul

Priestley

Son

Single

47

1834

Beeston, Yorkshire, England

Oliver

Thornton

Son In Law

Married

32

1849

Wibsey, Yorkshire, England

Rachel

Thornton

Daughter

Married

44

1837

Wibsey, Yorkshire, England

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