Census Returns for Peers family
           CENSUS RETURNS

         
For the PEERS Family in Eastham,Tranmere,
            Birkebhead & Liverpool


These are the transcriptions for members of the Peers family that I have found.  I do hold a listing of an index for 1851 census entries of all Peers and varients in the Wirral and other areas of Cheshire.
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1841 Census
Eastham  (HO107/123/8/9)

John Millington  age 85?         Labourer                      born in county
Samuel Peers             50           Ag labourer                  born    "
Elizabeth   "                50                                                    b  "
Elizabeth   "                15                                                    b "
Martha        "                15                                                    b  "
John           "                12                                                    b  "
William       "                   8                                                   b   "



1851 Census
47 Peter Street, Liverpool (HO107/2160)

John Peers     head   age 23       Dock Labourer        b Eastham, Cheshire
Jane     "           wife            25                                            b Flintshire
John    "           son             19mths                                  b Frodsham, Cheshire

(NB Peers family present in Frodsham in 1848 Directory).



1861 Census
2 Ruabon Street, Tranmere (RG9/2640/104/14)

John Peers    head     age 31          Labourer                 b Eastham
Jane        "       wife              32                                             b Buckley
John       "       son               12         Errand boy               b Frodsham
Samuel   "       son                 7         scholar                      b Tranmere
William R "      son                 3                                             b Tranmere



1871 Census
Seafield House, New Chester Rd, Tranmere

John Peers            head    age 41     Cart Proprietor        b Eastham
Jane       "                wife             42                                         b Wales
Samuel  "                son             17      Blacksmith              b Birkenhead
William Robert "    son             13      scholar                     b     "
Ralph Charles  "    son             10      "                                b     "
Susannah  "           dau                3                                        b     " 



1881 Census
Seafield House, New Chester Rd, Tranmere (RG11/3587/12/24)

John Peers         head    age 52     Team Owner        b Eastham
Jane      "              wife             53                                     b Buckley, Flint
Charles  "            son              18      labourer               b Birkenhead
Susannah "        dau              12      scholar                 b     "
Mary J       "   grand-dau          7      scholar                 b Prescot, Lancs

(nb It looks likely that Mary J is the daughter of John's son Samuel)



1881 Census
20 Sewell Street, Prescot, Lancs (RG11/3729/104/20)

Samuel Peers   head   age 27      Blacksmith                 born Birkenhead
Elizabeth  "        wife            27      Blacksmith's wife     born Whiston, Lancs
John        "          son               6                                            born Birkenhead
James      "         son               4                                            born Prescot
William    "          son               2                                            born Prescot




1881 Census
39 Cobden Street, Tranmere, Cheshire (RG11/3585/96/17)

William Peers   head    age 24     Painter & Paper hanger       born Birkenhead
Annie       "         wife             24                                                         born Cleater, Cumberland



1891 Census
2 Pines Terrace, Birkenhead (RG12/2883/86/26)

John Peers    head   age  41      Gas Fitter                     born Frodsham, Cheshire
Annie     "        wife             42                                              born  Liverpool
Beatrice "       dau              19       Milliner                         born Birkenhead
William    "      son              14       Plumbers assistant   born       "
Herbert   "      son              10       Scholar                         born       "



1891 Census
6 West View, Tranmere  (RG12/2891/66/37)

Samuel Peers   head   age 37              Blacksmith            b Birkenhead
Elizabeth  "        wife     .      37                                               b Whiston of Prescot   
James       "        son             13              Unemployed         b  "
William      "        son             12              scholar                   b   "
Charles     "        son               8                   "                          b Birkenhead



1891 Census
83 Galloway Road, Tranmere (RG12/2890/64/32)

William R Peers  head  age 34      House painter and paperhanger  born Birkenhead
Annie          "         wife            34                                                                    born Cleater, Cumb
May             "         dau               3                                                                    born Tranmere
Beatrice     "          dau            13months                                                     born       "
John           "          father         61    Iron Broker and Dealer                    born Eastham


(NB The above family were at 16 Beaconsfield Road, Tranmere in 1881, but John was living with daughter Susannah - see Below)



1891 Census
130 Bedford Road, Tranmere    (RG12/2891/12/18)

Elizabeth Towers  head     age 73   living on Own Means            born London
Prescilla       "         sister             71                    "                                 born  Liverpool     
Susannah Peers   servant         23                                                       born Birkenhead



1901 Census
20 Seabank Cottages, Birkenhead (RG13/3398)

Henry Evans      head        age  40   Ship builder, Driller         born Chester, Cheshire
Susannah  "       wife                   33                                                born Birkenhead, Cheshire
John Peers       father-in-law     71   Master Carter                   born Eastham, Cheshire
        (widower)



1901 Census
29 Greenway Road, Tranmere (RG13/3397/94/3)

William Peers  head    age 44     House Painter/Decorator         born Birkenhead

Annie      "         wife             44                                                             born Ennerdale, Cumberland
May         "         dau             13      scholar                                          born Birkenhead
Beatrice   "       dau             10            "                                                born        "



1901 Census
19 Oak Tree Place, Birkenhead (RG13/3398/47/37)

Samuel Peers    head    age  47       Blacksmith                      born Birkenhead
Elizabeth   "        wife              47                                                  born Prescott
William       "        son               21       Coal carter                      born       "
Oswald Chas "  son               18       Soap works labourer   born Birkenhead

NB  Living next door at no. 21, is son James aged 23 born Prescott, also coal carter, married to Harriet 24, b Birkenhead and dau Elizabeth 6 months.


1901 Census
15 Blackpool Street, Birkenhead  (RG13/3388/103/8)

Charles  Peers   head    age 37         Cotton Warehouse porter                born Birkenhead
Lucy          "          wife             35         Grocer's shop account at home    born Stafford
Ralph        "          son             15          Apprentice plumber                          born Birkenhead

Sidney      "          son               5                                                                          born        "


1901 Census
18 Laurel Road,  Birkenhead (RG13/3395)

John  Peers     head                age 51    Gas Fitter            born Frodsham
Annie     "          wife                         50                                   born Liverpool
John H Robinson  grandson         5                                   born Birkenhead
Mabel D Holmes   grandau             3                                   born Liverpool