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Household of Peter R Arrowsmith (born 1816, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birkenhead, 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 R Arrowsmith and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter R Arrowsmith, born in 1816 in Bolton, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. Peter R was the head of the household, married to Mary J Arrowsmith, born in 1826 in Arley, Worcestershire, England. They had 4 children; Kate (born 1859 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Lina (born 1861 in Scotland), Percy (born 1862 in Scotland) and Maud (born 1865 in Bolton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Peter R's Sister In Law, Harriett (born 1825 in Arley, Worcestershire, England), Peter R's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1832 in Lound, Nottinghamshire, England), Peter R's Servant, Louisa (born 1844 in All Saints, Norfolk, England) and Peter R's Servant, Margaret (born 1863 in Oxton, Cheshire, England).


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Peter R Arrowsmith's household

Male

Peter R

Arrowsmith

Head
Female

Mary J

Arrowsmith

Wife
Female

Kate

Arrowsmith

Daughter
Female

Lina

Arrowsmith

Daughter
Male

Percy

Arrowsmith

Son
Female

Maud

Arrowsmith

Daughter
Female

Harriett

Forrer

Sister In Law
Female

Elizabeth

Slingsby

Servant
Female

Louisa

Wit

Servant
Female

Margaret

Brocklebank

Servant
First name(s) Peter R
Last name Arrowsmith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place Bolton, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter R

Arrowsmith

Head

Married

65

1816

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Mary J

Arrowsmith

Wife

Married

55

1826

Arley, Worcestershire, England

Kate

Arrowsmith

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Lina

Arrowsmith

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Scotland

Percy

Arrowsmith

Son

Single

19

1862

Scotland

Maud

Arrowsmith

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Harriett

Forrer

Sister In Law

Widow

56

1825

Arley, Worcestershire, England

Elizabeth

Slingsby

Servant

Single

49

1832

Lound, Nottinghamshire, England

Louisa

Wit

Servant

Single

37

1844

All Saints, Norfolk, England

Margaret

Brocklebank

Servant

Single

18

1863

Oxton, Cheshire, England

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