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Household of Peter Woods (born 1840, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, 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 Woods and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Woods, born in 1840 in Cheshire, consisted of 9 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Jane Woods, born in 1835 in Dukinfield, Cheshire, England. They had 5 children; Fredrick C (born 1863 in Cheshire, England), Oliver C (born 1864 in Cheshire, England), Wilfred C (born 1866 in Cheshire, England), Margaret A (born 1868 in Cheshire, England) and Alice (born 1869 in Dukinfield, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Peter's Boarder Head, George (born 1847 in Ashton, Lancashire, England) and Peter's Boarder, Mary A (born 1853 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).


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Peter Woods's household

Male

Peter

Woods

Head
Female

Jane

Woods

Wife
Male

Fredrick C

Woods

Son
Male

Oliver C

Woods

Son
Male

Wilfred C

Woods

Son
Female

Margaret A

Woods

Daughter
Female

Alice

Woods

Daughter
Male

George

Shepherd

Boarder Head
Female

Mary A

Shepherd

Boarder
First name(s) Peter
Last name Woods
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Cheshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Woods

Head

Married

41

1840

Cheshire, England

Jane

Woods

Wife

Married

46

1835

Dukinfield, Cheshire, England

Fredrick C

Woods

Son

Single

18

1863

Cheshire, England

Oliver C

Woods

Son

Single

17

1864

Cheshire, England

Wilfred C

Woods

Son

Single

15

1866

Cheshire, England

Margaret A

Woods

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Cheshire, England

Alice

Woods

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Dukinfield, Cheshire, England

George

Shepherd

Boarder Head

Married

34

1847

Ashton, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Shepherd

Boarder

Married

28

1853

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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