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Household of Richard Peters (born 1844, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tavistock, Cornwall, 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.

Richard Peters and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Peters, born in 1844 in Calstock, Cornwall, consisted of 8 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Mary Jane Peters, born in 1847 in Calstock, Cornwall, England. They had 5 children; Kitty (born 1870 in Calstock, Cornwall, England), Edith (born 1873 in Calstock, Cornwall, England), Bessey (born 1875 in Calstock, Cornwall, England), Eliza (born 1877 in Calstock, Cornwall, England) and Rhoda (born 1879 in Calstock, Cornwall, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Richard's Mother, Elizabeth Peters, born in 1806 in Calstock, Cornwall, England.


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Richard Peters's household

Male

Richard

Peters

Head
Female

Mary Jane

Peters

Wife
Female

Kitty

Peters

Daughter
Female

Edith

Peters

Daughter
Female

Bessey

Peters

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Peters

Daughter
Female

Rhoda

Peters

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Peters

Mother
First name(s) Richard
Last name Peters
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Calstock, Cornwall, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Peters

Head

Married

37

1844

Calstock, Cornwall, England

Mary Jane

Peters

Wife

Married

34

1847

Calstock, Cornwall, England

Kitty

Peters

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Calstock, Cornwall, England

Edith

Peters

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Calstock, Cornwall, England

Bessey

Peters

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Calstock, Cornwall, England

Eliza

Peters

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Calstock, Cornwall, England

Rhoda

Peters

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Calstock, Cornwall, England

Elizabeth

Peters

Mother

Widow

75

1806

Calstock, Cornwall, England

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