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Household of Peter Ruth (born 1843)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Olave Southwark, London,Surrey, 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 Ruth and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Ruth, born in 1843 in , consisted of 8 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Mary Ruth, born in 1841 in Whitechapel, Middlesex, England. They had 4 children; Anton D (born 1866 in Whitechapel, Middlesex, England), Robert A (born 1871 in Whitechapel, Middlesex, England), Ellen (born 1873 in Whitechapel, Middlesex, England) and Elizabeth (born 1875 in Whitechapel, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Peter's Servant, Arthur (born 1862 in Whitechapel, Middlesex, England) and Peter's Boarder, Charles (born 1841 in Whitechapel, Middlesex, England).


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Peter Ruth's household

Male

Peter

Ruth

Head
Female

Mary

Ruth

Wife
Male

Anton D

Ruth

Son
Male

Robert A

Ruth

Son
Female

Ellen

Ruth

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Ruth

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Hewitt

Servant
Male

Charles

Brown

Boarder
First name(s) Peter
Last name Ruth
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Germany

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Ruth

Head

Married

38

1843

Germany

Mary

Ruth

Wife

Married

40

1841

Whitechapel, Middlesex, England

Anton D

Ruth

Son

Single

15

1866

Whitechapel, Middlesex, England

Robert A

Ruth

Son

Single

10

1871

Whitechapel, Middlesex, England

Ellen

Ruth

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Whitechapel, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Ruth

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Whitechapel, Middlesex, England

Arthur

Hewitt

Servant

Single

19

1862

Whitechapel, Middlesex, England

Charles

Brown

Boarder

Single

40

1841

Whitechapel, Middlesex, England

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