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Household of William Peters (born 1837, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Peters, born in 1837 in Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Peters, born in 1839 in Little Lever, Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; Elizabeth Jane (born 1859 in Little Lever, Lancashire, England), Sarah (born 1863 in Little Lever, Lancashire, England), James (born 1866 in Little Lever, Lancashire, England), William (born 1869 in Little Lever, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1873 in Little Lever, Lancashire, England), John (born 1875 in Little Lever, Lancashire, England) and Thomas (born 1877 in Little Lever, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, Peter Heywood, born in 1814 in Little Lever, Lancashire, England.


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William Peters's household

Male

William

Peters

Head
Female

Mary

Peters

Wife
Female

Elizabeth Jane

Peters

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Peters

Daughter
Male

James

Peters

Son
Male

William

Peters

Son
Female

Mary

Peters

Daughter
Male

John

Peters

Son
Male

Thomas

Peters

Son
Male

Peter

Heywood

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Peters
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Peters

Head

Married

44

1837

Lancashire, England

Mary

Peters

Wife

Married

42

1839

Little Lever, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth Jane

Peters

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Little Lever, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Peters

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Little Lever, Lancashire, England

James

Peters

Son

Single

15

1866

Little Lever, Lancashire, England

William

Peters

Son

Single

12

1869

Little Lever, Lancashire, England

Mary

Peters

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Little Lever, Lancashire, England

John

Peters

Son

Single

6

1875

Little Lever, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Peters

Son

Single

4

1877

Little Lever, Lancashire, England

Peter

Heywood

Boarder

Widower

67

1814

Little Lever, Lancashire, England

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