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Household of William Peggs (born 1839, Suffolk)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Colchester, Essex, 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 Peggs and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Peggs, born in 1839 in Newton, Suffolk, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Peggs, born in 1845 in East Bergholt, Suffolk, England. They had 3 children; Alice M (born 1865 in Colchester, Essex, England), William (born 1865 in Colchester, Essex, England) and Arthur (born 1868 in Colchester, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Visitor, Louisa (born 1842 in East Bergholt, Suffolk, England) and William's Boarder, James (born 1862 in East Bergholt, Suffolk, England).


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William Peggs's household

Male

William

Peggs

Head
Female

Mary

Peggs

Wife
Female

Alice M

Peggs

Daughter
Male

William

Peggs

Son
Male

Arthur

Peggs

Son
Female

Louisa

Conway

Visitor
Male

James

Conway

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Peggs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Newton, Suffolk, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Peggs

Head

Married

42

1839

Newton, Suffolk, England

Mary

Peggs

Wife

Married

36

1845

East Bergholt, Suffolk, England

Alice M

Peggs

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Colchester, Essex, England

William

Peggs

Son

Single

16

1865

Colchester, Essex, England

Arthur

Peggs

Son

Single

13

1868

Colchester, Essex, England

Louisa

Conway

Visitor

Single

39

1842

East Bergholt, Suffolk, England

James

Conway

Boarder

Single

19

1862

East Bergholt, Suffolk, England

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