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Household of William Peters (born 1834, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, Lancashire, 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 1834 in Wigan, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Peters, born in 1834 in Wigan, Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; Andrew (born 1860 in Ince, Lancashire, England), James (born 1863 in Ince, Lancashire, England), Walter (born 1865 in Ince, Lancashire, England), George (born 1867 in Ince, Lancashire, England), Ellen (born 1868 in Ince, Lancashire, England), Sarah (born 1870 in Ince, Lancashire, England) and Rachel (born 1874 in Ince, Lancashire, England).


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William Peters's household

Male

William

Peters

Head
Female

Margaret

Peters

Wife
Male

Andrew

Peters

Son
Male

James

Peters

Son
Male

Walter

Peters

Son
Male

George

Peters

Son
Female

Ellen

Peters

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Peters

Daughter
Female

Rachel

Peters

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Peters
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Wigan, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Peters

Head

Married

47

1834

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Peters

Wife

Married

47

1834

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Andrew

Peters

Son

Single

21

1860

Ince, Lancashire, England

James

Peters

Son

Single

18

1863

Ince, Lancashire, England

Walter

Peters

Son

Single

16

1865

Ince, Lancashire, England

George

Peters

Son

Single

14

1867

Ince, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Peters

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Ince, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Peters

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Ince, Lancashire, England

Rachel

Peters

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Ince, Lancashire, England

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