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Household of Robert Peary (born 1833, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, Durham, 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.

Robert Peary and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Peary, born in 1833 in Salford, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Peary, born in 1834 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England. They had 7 children; Thomas (born 1858 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Robert (born 1863 in South Shields, Durham, England), Mathew (born 1868 in Southwick, Durham, England), John (born 1872 in Southwick, Durham, England), Margaret (born 1865 in Southwick, Durham, England), Ellen (born 1867 in Southwick, Durham, England) and Ann (born 1857 in Southwick, Durham, England). They had 1 grandchild; E Jane, born 1877 in Southwick, Durham, England.


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Robert Peary's household

Male

Robert

Peary

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Peary

Wife
Male

Thomas

Peary

Son
Male

Robert

Peary

Son
Male

Mathew

Peary

Son
Male

John

Peary

Son
Female

Margaret

Peary

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Peary

Daughter
Female

Ann

Stobert

Daughter
Female

E Jane

Stobert

Grand Daughter
First name(s) Robert
Last name Peary
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Salford, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Peary

Head

Married

48

1833

Salford, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Peary

Wife

Married

47

1834

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Thomas

Peary

Son

Single

23

1858

Sunderland, Durham, England

Robert

Peary

Son

Single

18

1863

South Shields, Durham, England

Mathew

Peary

Son

Single

13

1868

Southwick, Durham, England

John

Peary

Son

Single

9

1872

Southwick, Durham, England

Margaret

Peary

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Southwick, Durham, England

Ellen

Peary

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Southwick, Durham, England

Ann

Stobert

Daughter

Widow

24

1857

Southwick, Durham, England

E Jane

Stobert

Grand Daughter

Single

4

1877

Southwick, Durham, England

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