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Household of Thomas Peirs (born 1839, Shropshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wakefield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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.

Thomas Peirs and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Peirs, born in 1839 in Shropshire, consisted of 4 members. Thomas was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; Hemner (born 1873 in Stafford, Staffordshire, England) and Alice (born 1874 in Stafford, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Widow, Hemner Peirs, born in 1818 in Shropshire, England.


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Thomas Peirs's household

Male

Thomas

Peirs

Head
Female

Hemner

Peirs

Widow
Female

Hemner

Peirs

Daughter
Female

Alice

Peirs

Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Peirs
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Shropshire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Peirs

Head

Widower

42

1839

Shropshire, England

Hemner

Peirs

Widow

Widow

63

1818

Shropshire, England

Hemner

Peirs

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Stafford, Staffordshire, England

Alice

Peirs

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Stafford, Staffordshire, England

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