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Household of William Peters (born 1831, Angus)

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 Peters and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Peters, born in 1831 in Arbroath, Angus, consisted of 13 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Peters, born in 1835 in Montrose, Angus, Scotland. They had 8 children; Annie (born 1861 in London, Middlesex, England), William (born 1862 in London, Middlesex, England), Maggie (born 1864 in London, Middlesex, England), Elizabeth (born 1868 in London, Middlesex, England), Alfred (born 1870 in London, Middlesex, England), Helen (born 1874 in London, Middlesex, England), James (born 1875 in London, Middlesex, England) and Harry (born 1877 in London, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Wfe, Margaret (born 1835 in Montrose, Angus, Scotland), William's Niece, Elizabeth (born 1863 in Montrose, Angus, Scotland), William's Servant, Mary (born 1860 in Montrose, Angus, Scotland) and William's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1859 in Montrose, Angus, Scotland).


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William Peters's household

Male

William

Peters

Head
Female

Margaret

Peters

Wfe
Female

Annie

Peters

Daughter
Male

William

Peters

Son
Female

Maggie

Peters

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Peters

Daughter
Male

Alfred

Peters

Son
Female

Helen

Peters

Daughter
Male

James

Peters

Son
Male

Harry

Peters

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Prodger

Niece
Female

Mary

Watt

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Carter

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Peters
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Arbroath, Angus, Scotland

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Peters

Head

Married

50

1831

Arbroath, Angus, Scotland

Margaret

Peters

Wfe

Married

46

1835

Montrose, Angus, Scotland

Annie

Peters

Daughter

Single

20

1861

London, Middlesex, England

William

Peters

Son

Single

19

1862

London, Middlesex, England

Maggie

Peters

Daughter

Single

17

1864

London, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Peters

Daughter

Single

13

1868

London, Middlesex, England

Alfred

Peters

Son

Single

11

1870

London, Middlesex, England

Helen

Peters

Daughter

Single

7

1874

London, Middlesex, England

James

Peters

Son

Single

6

1875

London, Middlesex, England

Harry

Peters

Son

Single

4

1877

London, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Prodger

Niece

Single

18

1863

Montrose, Angus, Scotland

Mary

Watt

Servant

Single

21

1860

Montrose, Angus, Scotland

Elizabeth

Carter

Servant

Single

22

1859

Montrose, Angus, Scotland

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