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Household of William Peter (born 1828, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Plymouth, 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 Peter and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Peter, born in 1828 in Lewannick, Cornwall, consisted of 12 members. William was the head of the household, married to Eliza Peter, born in 1835 in St Stephens, Cornwall, England. They had 7 children; John (born 1856 in Egloskerry, Cornwall, England), Emily (born 1859 in Egloskerry, Cornwall, England), Stewart (born 1863 in Egloskerry, Cornwall, England), Jessie (born 1866 in Egloskerry, Cornwall, England), Blanch (born 1868 in Egloskerry, Cornwall, England), Charity (born 1870 in Egloskerry, Cornwall, England) and Mary (born 1873 in Egloskerry, Cornwall, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Lodger, William (born 1846 in Cornwall, England), William's Lodger, Ann (born 1854 in Tremaine, Cornwall, England) and William's Lodger, John (born 1878 in Tremaine, Cornwall, England).


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William Peter's household

Male

William

Peter

Head
Female

Eliza

Peter

Wife
Male

John

Peter

Son
Female

Emily

Peter

Daughter
Male

Stewart

Peter

Son
Female

Jessie

Peter

Daughter
Female

Blanch

Peter

Daughter
Female

Charity

Peter

Daughter
Female

Mary

Peter

Daughter
Male

William

Pethick

Lodger
Female

Ann

Pethick

Lodger
Male

John

Pethick

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Peter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Lewannick, Cornwall, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Peter

Head

Married

53

1828

Lewannick, Cornwall, England

Eliza

Peter

Wife

Married

46

1835

St Stephens, Cornwall, England

John

Peter

Son

Single

25

1856

Egloskerry, Cornwall, England

Emily

Peter

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Egloskerry, Cornwall, England

Stewart

Peter

Son

Single

18

1863

Egloskerry, Cornwall, England

Jessie

Peter

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Egloskerry, Cornwall, England

Blanch

Peter

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Egloskerry, Cornwall, England

Charity

Peter

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Egloskerry, Cornwall, England

Mary

Peter

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Egloskerry, Cornwall, England

William

Pethick

Lodger

Married

35

1846

Cornwall, England

Ann

Pethick

Lodger

Married

27

1854

Tremaine, Cornwall, England

John

Pethick

Lodger

Single

3

1878

Tremaine, Cornwall, England

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