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Household of William Henry Peters (born 1840, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hackney, London,Middlesex, 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.

William Henry Peters and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Henry Peters, born in 1840 in Devonport, Devon, consisted of 8 members. William Henry was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Peters, born in 1846 in Millbrook, Devon, England. They had 5 children; Emily (born 1866 in Lewisham, Kent, England), Ellen Adeline (born 1869 in Devonport, Devon, England), William Burnet (born 1872 in London, Middlesex, England), Florence Ida (born 1877 in London, Middlesex, England) and Lilian (born 1879 in London, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William Henry's Servant, Kate Seeley, born in 1860 in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England.


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William Henry Peters's household

Male

William Henry

Peters

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Peters

Wife
Female

Emily

Peters

Daughter
Female

Ellen Adeline

Peters

Daughter
Male

William Burnet

Peters

Son
Female

Florence Ida

Peters

Daughter
Female

Lilian

Peters

Daughter
Female

Kate

Seeley

Servant
First name(s) William Henry
Last name Peters
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Devonport, Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William Henry

Peters

Head

Married

41

1840

Devonport, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Peters

Wife

Married

35

1846

Millbrook, Devon, England

Emily

Peters

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Lewisham, Kent, England

Ellen Adeline

Peters

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Devonport, Devon, England

William Burnet

Peters

Son

Single

9

1872

London, Middlesex, England

Florence Ida

Peters

Daughter

Single

4

1877

London, Middlesex, England

Lilian

Peters

Daughter

Single

2

1879

London, Middlesex, England

Kate

Seeley

Servant

Single

21

1860

Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England

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