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Household of Peter Westby (born 1816, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorley, 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 Westby and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Westby, born in 1816 in Chorley, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Charlotte Westby, born in 1816 in Coppull, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Peter's Son In Law, Robert (born 1847 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Peter's Wife Daughter, Ellen (born 1847 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Peter's Son Grand, Peter (born 1870 in Chorley, Lancashire, England), Peter's Son Grand, William (born 1872 in Chorley, Lancashire, England), Peter's Daughter Grand, Margaret A (born 1874 in Chorley, Lancashire, England), Peter's Son Grand, Phillip James (born 1876 in Chorley, Lancashire, England), Peter's Son Grand, Robert (born 1878 in Chorley, Lancashire, England) and Peter's Son Grand, John T (born 1880 in Chorley, Lancashire, England).


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Peter Westby's household

Male

Peter

Westby

Head
Female

Charlotte

Westby

Wife
Male

Robert

Polding

Son In Law
Female

Ellen

Polding

Wife Daughter
Male

Peter

Polding

Son Grand
Male

William

Polding

Son Grand
Female

Margaret A

Polding

Daughter Grand
Male

Phillip James

Polding

Son Grand
Male

Robert

Polding

Son Grand
Male

John T

Polding

Son Grand
First name(s) Peter
Last name Westby
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place Chorley, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Westby

Head

Married

65

1816

Chorley, Lancashire, England

Charlotte

Westby

Wife

Married

65

1816

Coppull, Lancashire, England

Robert

Polding

Son In Law

Married

34

1847

Preston, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Polding

Wife Daughter

Married

34

1847

Preston, Lancashire, England

Peter

Polding

Son Grand

Single

11

1870

Chorley, Lancashire, England

William

Polding

Son Grand

Single

9

1872

Chorley, Lancashire, England

Margaret A

Polding

Daughter Grand

Single

7

1874

Chorley, Lancashire, England

Phillip James

Polding

Son Grand

Single

5

1876

Chorley, Lancashire, England

Robert

Polding

Son Grand

Single

3

1878

Chorley, Lancashire, England

John T

Polding

Son Grand

Single

1

1880

Chorley, Lancashire, England

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