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Household of Peter Sephton (born 1853, 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 Sephton and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Sephton, born in 1853 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Ellen Sephton, born in 1845 in Isle of Man, Isle of Man. They had 1 child; Ellen, born 1880 in Rainhill, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Peter's Stepson, Daniel (born 1873 in Rainhill, Lancashire, England), Peter's Stepdaughter, Jessie (born 1875 in Rainhill, Lancashire, England), Peter's Lodger, Hugh (born 1842 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Peter's Lodger, Patrick (born 1862 in Ireland).


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Peter Sephton's household

Male

Peter

Sephton

Head
Female

Ellen

Sephton

Wife
Male

Daniel

Jones

Stepson
Female

Jessie

Jones

Stepdaughter
Female

Ellen

Sephton

Daughter
Male

Hugh

Sweeney

Lodger
Male

Patrick

Mc Kenna

Lodger
First name(s) Peter
Last name Sephton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Sephton

Head

Married

28

1853

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Sephton

Wife

Married

36

1845

Isle of Man, Isle of Man

Daniel

Jones

Stepson

Single

8

1873

Rainhill, Lancashire, England

Jessie

Jones

Stepdaughter

Single

6

1875

Rainhill, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Sephton

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Rainhill, Lancashire, England

Hugh

Sweeney

Lodger

Single

39

1842

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Patrick

Mc Kenna

Lodger

Single

19

1862

Ireland

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