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Household of William J Peters (born 1853, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newton Abbot, Devon, 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 J Peters and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William J Peters, born in 1853 in Exeter, Devon, consisted of 10 members. William J was the head of the household, married to Georgina Peters, born in 1850 in Torquay, Devon, England. They had 5 children; Augustus (born 1873 in Exeter, Devon, England), Henry (born 1875 in Exeter, Devon, England), Monica (born 1877 in Torquay, Devon, England), Violet (born 1879 in Torquay, Devon, England) and Geogiana (born 1881 in Torquay, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William J's Boarder, Margaret (born 1862 in Belfast, Antrim, Ireland), William J's Boarder, Harry (born 1861 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England) and William J's Boarder, Margaret (born 1857 in London, Middlesex, England).


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William J Peters's household

Male

William J

Peters

Head
Female

Georgina

Peters

Wife
Male

Augustus

Peters

Son
Male

Henry

Peters

Son
Female

Monica

Peters

Daughter
Female

Violet

Peters

Daughter
Female

Geogiana

Peters

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Oakley

Boarder
Male

Harry

Cooper

Boarder
Female

Margaret

Evans

Boarder
First name(s) William J
Last name Peters
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Exeter, Devon, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William J

Peters

Head

Married

28

1853

Exeter, Devon, England

Georgina

Peters

Wife

Married

31

1850

Torquay, Devon, England

Augustus

Peters

Son

Single

8

1873

Exeter, Devon, England

Henry

Peters

Son

Single

6

1875

Exeter, Devon, England

Monica

Peters

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Torquay, Devon, England

Violet

Peters

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Torquay, Devon, England

Geogiana

Peters

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Torquay, Devon, England

Margaret

Oakley

Boarder

Single

19

1862

Belfast, Antrim, Ireland

Harry

Cooper

Boarder

Single

20

1861

Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

Margaret

Evans

Boarder

Single

24

1857

London, Middlesex, England

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