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Household of Peter Westwell (born 1843, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leigh, 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 Westwell and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Westwell, born in 1843 in Leigh, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Westwell, born in 1845 in Leigh, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Frances (born 1870 in Leigh, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1872 in Leigh, Lancashire, England), James (born 1874 in Leigh, Lancashire, England), William (born 1875 in Leigh, Lancashire, England) and Peter (born 1877 in Leigh, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Peter's Mother In Law, Elizabeth Critchley, born in 1815 in Leigh, Lancashire, England.


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Peter Westwell's household

Male

Peter

Westwell

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Westwell

Wife
Female

Frances

Westwell

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Westwell

Son
Male

James

Westwell

Son
Male

William

Westwell

Son
Male

Peter

Westwell

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Critchley

Mother In Law
First name(s) Peter
Last name Westwell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Leigh, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Westwell

Head

Married

38

1843

Leigh, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Westwell

Wife

Married

36

1845

Leigh, Lancashire, England

Frances

Westwell

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Leigh, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Westwell

Son

Single

9

1872

Leigh, Lancashire, England

James

Westwell

Son

Single

7

1874

Leigh, Lancashire, England

William

Westwell

Son

Single

6

1875

Leigh, Lancashire, England

Peter

Westwell

Son

Single

4

1877

Leigh, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Critchley

Mother In Law

Widow

66

1815

Leigh, Lancashire, England

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