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Household of William Peters (born 1836, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Launceston, Cornwall, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Peters, born in 1836 in Plymstock, Devon, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Grace Peters, born in 1845 in Launceston, Cornwall, England. They had 5 children; Harriet (born 1873 in Launceston, Cornwall, England), William (born 1875 in Launceston, Cornwall, England), Margaret (born 1876 in Launceston, Cornwall, England), Jane (born 1879 in Launceston, Cornwall, England) and Simeon (born 1881 in Launceston, Cornwall, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Hannah (born 1863 in St Giles on the Heath, Devon, England) and William's Visitor, Susannah (born 1861 in Launceston, Cornwall, England).


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William Peters's household

Male

William

Peters

Head
Female

Grace

Peters

Wife
Female

Harriet

Peters

Daughter
Male

William

Peters

Son
Female

Margaret

Peters

Daughter
Female

Jane

Peters

Daughter
Male

Simeon

Peters

Son
Female

Hannah

Lawrence

Servant
Female

Susannah

Prout

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Peters
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Plymstock, Devon, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Peters

Head

Married

45

1836

Plymstock, Devon, England

Grace

Peters

Wife

Married

36

1845

Launceston, Cornwall, England

Harriet

Peters

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Launceston, Cornwall, England

William

Peters

Son

Single

6

1875

Launceston, Cornwall, England

Margaret

Peters

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Launceston, Cornwall, England

Jane

Peters

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Launceston, Cornwall, England

Simeon

Peters

Son

Single

0

1881

Launceston, Cornwall, England

Hannah

Lawrence

Servant

Single

18

1863

St Giles on the Heath, Devon, England

Susannah

Prout

Visitor

Single

20

1861

Launceston, Cornwall, England

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