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Household of Thomas Peters (born 1856, Glamorganshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales

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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 Peters and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Peters, born in 1856 in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Catherine Peters, born in 1853 in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales. They had 4 children; William (born 1875 in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales), Elizabeth Jane (born 1877 in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales), Lucy (born 1878 in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Mary (born 1881 in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Mother, Mary (born 1837 in Llansawel, Carmarthenshire, Wales), Thomas's Lodger, William (born 1859 in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Thomas's Brother, James (born 1863 in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales).


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Thomas Peters's household

Male

Thomas

Peters

Head
Female

Catherine

Peters

Wife
Male

William

Peters

Son
Female

Elizabeth Jane

Peters

Daughter
Female

Lucy

Peters

Daughter
Female

Mary

Peters

Daughter
Female

Mary

Peters

Mother
Male

William

Williams

Lodger
Male

James

Williams

Brother
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Peters
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 25
Birth year 1856
Birth place Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Peters

Head

Married

25

1856

Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales

Catherine

Peters

Wife

Married

28

1853

Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales

William

Peters

Son

Single

6

1875

Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales

Elizabeth Jane

Peters

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales

Lucy

Peters

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales

Mary

Peters

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales

Mary

Peters

Mother

Widow

44

1837

Llansawel, Carmarthenshire, Wales

William

Williams

Lodger

Single

22

1859

Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales

James

Williams

Brother

Single

18

1863

Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales

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