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Household of William Peters (born 1852, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rochdale, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Peters, born in 1852 in Rochdale, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Peters, born in 1852 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Jessie Kennedy (born 1877 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England), Bryan (born 1878 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England), Sawara Kenneth (born 1879 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England) and Gerard (born 1881 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Mary (born 1863 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England) and William's Servant, Nancy H (born 1853 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).


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William Peters's household

Male

William

Peters

Head
Female

Mary

Peters

Wife
Female

Jessie Kennedy

Peters

Daughter
Male

Bryan

Peters

Son
Male

Sawara Kenneth

Peters

Son
Male

Gerard

Peters

Son
Female

Mary

Baxter

Servant
Female

Nancy H

Ingham

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Peters
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Peters

Head

Married

29

1852

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Mary

Peters

Wife

Married

29

1852

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Jessie Kennedy

Peters

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Bryan

Peters

Son

Single

3

1878

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Sawara Kenneth

Peters

Son

Single

2

1879

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Gerard

Peters

Son

Single

0

1881

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Mary

Baxter

Servant

Single

18

1863

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Nancy H

Ingham

Servant

Single

28

1853

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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