James Peters

(born 1815 Melbourn, Cambridgeshire)

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Mother: Unknown

Father Unknown

Wife: Mary Witmore (born 1825 Cambridgeshire )

Son: William Peters (born 1845 Melbourne, Cambridgeshire )

Son: Charles Peters (born 1855 Milburn Cambs ) 10 children

Wife: Maria Alemena Sterne (born 1864 Thams St City London died 1941 Hitchin)

Daughter: Emma Mary A Peters (born 1887 Bow, London )

Son: John Charles Henry Peters (born 8.11.1888 Walthamstow, Essex ) View NotesHide notes

Joined the army in 1907 and bought himself out in 1911 in Bermuda. He had blue eyes, brown hair and a fresh complexion as well as a couple of scars according to the records.

He emigrated to the States shortly after, in 1911 and was naturalised in Dodgeville, Wisconsin, Illinois, USA in 1918.

In the 1920, 1930 and 1940 censuses he was living at Mineral Point City, Iowa, Wisconsin with wife Mary Loretta, sons John and Ernest and daughter Dorothy

The censuses also show that he was 24 when first married, ie 1912-13. Mary Loretta was born in Wisconsin to an Austria Hungarian mother and father from Ohio. She spoke German. Click images for more info.

Daughter: Elizabeth L Peters (born 1891 Walthamstow )

Son: Ernest William Sterne Peters (born 1892 Walthamstow died 1979 Hitchin) View NotesHide notes

Joined the army 31st May 1915 and was ranked gunner. Records show he married Elsie Cross in 1921 Hitchin and had a daughter, Heather J C in 1923; and later married Dorothy V Barnes in 1935 Hitchin with a further two daughters: Margaret H in 1937 and Dorothy R in 1941.

Daughter: Rossetti Maria Peters (born 18.6.1896 Walthamstow ) View NotesHide notes

Baptised 5th July 1896 while living at 19 Metley Road, Walthamstow. Name shortened to Rosa in school admissions record (see image). Married Ernest Parcell in 1916 Letchworth

Daughter: Ada Gertrude Peters (born 18.9.1898 Walthamstow ) View NotesHide notes

Baptised 9th Oct 1898 in Walthamstow, St Mary the Virgin while living at 19 Hatterley Road father recorded as a draperman. Was admitted to Letchworth, Knights Templar School in 1906, presumably at same time as family moved there. Probably married Robert D Boon in 1927 Letchworth.

Daughter: Dorothy Kathleen Peters (born 18.8.1900 Walthamstow ) View NotesHide notes

Baptised 2nd Sept 1900. Father then a brewers drayman, and living at 14 Netley Road. Entered Letchworth, Pixmore Secondary School in 1913. Oddly her date of birth was given as a year later, 1901

Son: James George Sterne Peters (born 12.7.1902 Walthamstow died 1977 Hitchin, Hertfordshire) View NotesHide notes

Some discrepancy in birth date, baptism record on FMP has it as 6th July 1902, mother Maria Alemecia — his last middle name Sterne fits with his roots. Death record has birth date as 12th July.

Son: Charles Guy Peters (born 5.11.1904 Walthamstow died 1983 Bideford, Devon) View NotesHide notes

Admitted to Letchworth, Knights Templar School in 1912 and Letchworth, Pixmore Secondary School the year after.

Was Steel Carvings (Heavy) Coremaker in 1939 and lived there with family at 68 Eldefield, Letchworth.

Son: Arnold William Peters (born 30.3.1907 Letchworth Herts died 24.11.1986 ) View NotesHide notes

Married Dorothy M Glaser in 1934, Hitchin reg dist. Herts and was seen living at 30 Monklands, Letchworth at time of 1939 register with his wife (born 2/3/1910) and one other. Birth records show two daughters, Rosemary M born in 1938 and Christine L 1947

Daughter: Elizabeth Peters (born 1857 Cambridgeshire )

Son: James Peters (born 1858 Cambridgeshire )

Son: John Peters (born 1861 Cambridgeshire )

Daughter: Alice Peters (born 1865 Cambridgeshire )

Daughter: Martha Peters (born 1867 Cambridgeshire )

1906 school

admissions for Ada, Dorothy and Rosa

John Charles

Henry Peters, army records

John Peters

army records from 1907 showing he had blue eyes, br...

Army records

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John Peters

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Dorothy Peters

1913 admission to Letchworth, Pixmore Secondary ...

Naturalisation

record for John Charles Henry Peters in 1918

Peters family

in 1930 electoral register

Census records (16):

1841 Drury Lane, Melbourn, Cambridgeshire
S name	F name	Relation	Cond	Sex	Age	Born	Occupation	Born	ID
Peters	John			M	30	1811	Ag Lab	Cambridgeshire
Peters	Sophia			F	25	1816		Cambridgeshire
Peters	Betsey			F	4	1837		Cambridgeshire
Peters	Sophia			F	2	1839		Cambridgeshire
Peters	James			M	25	1816	Ag Lab	Cambridgeshire	304

1841 Whaddon, Whaddon, Cambridgeshire
S name	F name	Relation	Cond	Sex	Age	Born	Occupation	Born	ID
Wetmore	Samuel			M	35	1806			313
Witmore	Sarah			F	35	1806			312
Witmore	Henery			M	18	1823			314
Witmore	Mary			F	15	1826		Cambridgeshire	305
Witmore	Eliza*			F	12	1829		Cambridgeshire	315
Witmore	Ann			F	10	1831		Cambridgeshire	316
Witmore	Thomas			M	7	1834		Cambridgeshire	317
Witmore	James			M	5	1836		Cambridgeshire	318
Witmore	John			M	2	1839		Cambridgeshire	319

1851 High Street Drury Lane, Melbourn, Hertfordshire
S name	F name	Relation	Cond	Sex	Age	Born	Occupation	Born	ID
Peter	James	Head	Married	M	36	1815	Shepherd	Melbourn, Cambridgeshire	304
Peter	Mary	Wife	Married	F	26	1825		Melbourn, Cambridgeshire	305
Peter	William	Son	Unmarried	M	5	1846		Melbourn, Cambridgeshire	311

1861 Back Street, Melbourn, Hertfordshire
S name	F name	Relation	Cond	Sex	Age	Born	Occupation	Born	ID
Peters	James	Head	Married	M	46	1815	Shepherd	Melbourne, Cambridgeshire	304
Peters	Mary	Wife	Married	F	35	1826	Shepherds Wife	Melbourne, Cambridgeshire	305
Peters	William	Son	Unmarried	M	16	1845	Shepherd	Melbourne, Cambridgeshire	311
Peters	Charles	Son		M	6	1855	Scholar	Melbourne, Cambridgeshire	293
Peters	Elizabeth	Daughter		F	4	1857	Scholar	Melbourne, Cambridgeshire	306
Peters	James	Son		M	3	1858	Scholar	Melbourne, Cambridgeshire	307
Peters	John	Son		M	0	1861		Melbourne, Cambridgeshire	308

1871 (White Horse), Melbourn, Hertfordshire
S name	F name	Relation	Cond	Sex	Age	Born	Occupation	Born	ID
Peters	James	Head		M	56	1815		Cambridgeshire	304
Peters	Mary	Wife		F	46	1825		Cambridgeshire	305
Peters	Charles	Son		M	16	1855		Cambridgeshire	293
Peters	Elizabeth	Daughter		F	14	1857		Cambridgeshire	306
Peters	James	Son		M	13	1858		Cambridgeshire	307
Peters	John	Son		M	10	1861		Cambridgeshire	308
Peters	Alice	Daughter		F	6	1865		Cambridgeshire	309
Peters	Martha	Daughter		F	4	1867		Cambridgeshire	310
Whitmore	Joseph	Brother-In-Law		M	47	1824		Cambridgeshire

1871 Merchant Row, St Ann Limehouse, London, Middlesex
S name	F name	Relation	Cond	Sex	Age	Born	Occupation	Born	ID
Stern	Jno Hy	Head		M	39	1832	Labourer	Poplar	892
Stern	Emma	Wife		F	37	1834		Stepney	893
Stern	Emma	Daughter		F	16	1855		Limehouse	894
Stern	Jno	Son		M	13	1858		Limehouse	895
Stern	Wm	Son		M	10	1861		Limehouse	896
Stern	Maria	Daughter		F	7	1864		Limehouse	294
Stern	Alice	Daughter		F	3	1868		Limehouse	897
Stern	Louisa	Daughter		F	0	1871		Limehouse	898
Noy	Fredk	Lodger		M	18	1853	Lawyer	Kent

1881 40, St Thomas Rd, Mile End Old Town, Middlesex
S name	F name	Relation	Cond	Sex	Age	Born	Occupation	Born	ID
Stern	John H	Head	Married	M	50	1831	Builders Labourer ,	Poplar, Middlesex	892
Stern	Emma E	Wife	Married	F	48	1833		Stepney, Middlesex	893
Stern	Emma	Daughter	Single	F	26	1855	Tailoress ,	Limehouse, Middlesex	894
Stern	William	Son	Single	M	19	1862	Bricklayers Labourer ,	Limehouse, Middlesex	896
Stern	Maria A	Daughter	Single	F	17	1864	Nurse	(City), Middlesex	294
Stern	Alice	Daughter	Single	F	12	1869	Scholar	Homerton, Middlesex	897
Stern	Louisa	Daughter	Single	F	10	1871	Scholar	Limehouse, Middlesex	898
Stern	Mary A F	Daughter	Single	F	9	1872	Scholar	Bow, Middlesex	899
Stern	Elizth E	Daughter	Single	F	4	1877		Harrow on Hill, Middlesex	900
Stern	Florence A R	Daughter	Single	F	2	1879		Limehouse, Middlesex	901
Stern	Joseph F W	Son	Single	M	1	1880		Stepney, Middlesex	902
Mc Mahon	Richard	Lodger	Single	M	47	1834	Engineer (Artz Undef) ,	Poplar, Middlesex

1881 5, Underwood St, Mile End New Town, Middlesex
S name	F name	Relation	Cond	Sex	Age	Born	Occupation	Born	ID
Chapman	George	Head	Married	M	32	1849	Brewers Servant	Stratford, Essex
Chapman	Sarah	Wife	Married	F	31	1850		Stratford, Essex
Chapman	Fredric	Son	Single	M	7	1874	Scholar	Stratford, Essex
Chapman	George	Son	Single	M	5	1876	Scholar	London, Middlesex
Chapman	William	Son	Single	M	3	1878	Scholar	London, Middlesex
Chapman	Herbert	Son	Single	M	1	1880		London, Middlesex
Peters	Charles	Lodger	Single	M	27	1854	Drayman	Cambridge, Cambridgeshire	293
Winterton	Daniel	Lodger	Single	M	19	1862	Drayman	Norfolk

1891 1, Park Road, Walthamstow, Essex
S name	F name	Relation	Cond	Sex	Age	Born	Occupation	Born	ID
Peters	Charles	Head	Married	M	37	1854	Brewers Drayman	Melbourn, Cambridgeshire	293
Peters	Maria A	Wife	Married	F	27	1864		London	294
Peters	Emma M A	Daughter		F	4	1887		Bow, London	303
Peters	John C H	Son		M	2	1889		Walthamstow, Essex	302
Peters	Elizabeth L	Daughter		F	0	1891		Walthamstow, Essex	300

1901 19, Netley Road, Walthamstow, Essex
S name	F name	Relation	Cond	Sex	Age	Born	Occupation	Born	ID
Peters	Charles	Head	Married	M	52	1849	Brewers Drayman	Cambridgeshire	293
Peters	Maria	Wife	Married	F	37	1864		City, London	294
Peters	Emma	Daughter		F	14	1887		Bow, London	303
Peters	John	Son		M	12	1889		Walthamstow, Essex	302
Peters	Elizabeth	Daughter		F	10	1891		Walthamstow, Essex	300
Peters	Ernest	Son		M	8	1893		Walthamstow, Essex	299
Peters	Rossetter	Daughter		F	5	1896		Walthamstow, Essex	298
Peters	Ada	Daughter		F	2	1899		Walthamstow, Essex	297
Peters	Dorothy	Daughter		F	0	1901		Walthamstow, Essex	296
Summers	James	Boarder	Single	M	27	1874	Bricklayers Labourer	Maldon, Essex

1911 27 Ridge Road Letchworth Hertfordshire, Hertfordshire
S name	F name	Relation	Cond	Sex	Age	Born	Occupation	Born	ID
Peters	Charles	Head	Married	M	62	1849	Labourer General	Milburn Cambs	293
Peters	Maria A	Wife	Married	F	47	1864		Thams St City London	294
Peters	Elizabeth L	Daughter	Single	F	20	1891	Bookfolder	Walthamstow, Essex	300
Peters	Ernest W S	Son	Single	M	19	1892	Apprentice Machine Minder	Walthamstow, Essex	299
Peters	Rossetter M	Daughter	Single	F	15	1896	Book Folder	Walthamstow, Essex	298
Peters	Ada G	Daughter		F	13	1898	Schoolgirl	Walthamstow, Essex	297
Peters	Dorothy B	Daughter		F	11	1900	Schoolgirl	Walthamstow, Essex	296
Peters	James G	Son		M	9	1902	Schoolboy	Walthamstow, Essex	295
Peters	Charles G	Son		M	6	1905	Schoolboy	Walthamstow, Essex	292
Peters	Arnold W	Son		M	4	1907		Letchworth Herts	301
Sumners	James G	Boarder	Single	M	37	1874	Gerneal Labour	Maldon Exess

1920 Commerce Street, Mineral Point City, Wisconsin
S name	F name	Relation	Cond	Sex	Age	Born	Occupation	Born	ID
Peters	John H	Head	Married	M	31	1889		England	302
Peters	Mary Loretta	Wife	Married	F	30	1890		Wisconsin
Peters	John Charles	Son	Single	M	6	1916		Wisconsin

1921 32, Broughton Hill, Letchworth, Hertfordshire
S name	F name	Relation	Cond	Sex	Age	Born	Occupation	Born	ID
Peters	Maria A	Head	Widowed	F	57	1864	House Duties	Boscount Place, Thamse St, City	294
Peters	Ernest W A	Son	Single	M	28	1892	Machine Minder, Garden City Press, Out of work	Walthamstow, Essex	299
Peters	Dorothy K	Daughter	Single	F	20	1900	Corset Maker, Spirella Corset Factory	Walthamstow, Essex	296
Peters	James G	Son	Single	M	18	1902	Baker Journeyman, out of work	Walthamstow, Essex	295
Peters	Charles G	Son	Single	M	16	1904	Core Maker, Kyn Laly (Metal Works)	Walthamstow, Essex	292
Peters	Arnold D	Son	Single	M	14	1907	Bakers Assistant, Garden City Cop Provision Merchant	Lethworth, Herts	301

1930 Commerce Street, Mineral Point, Iowa, Wisconsin
S name	F name	Relation	Cond	Sex	Age	Born	Occupation	Born	ID
Peters	John P H	Head		M	42	1888	Crane Man, Zinc Works	England	302
Peters	Mary L	Wife		F	41	1889		Wisconsin	4325
Peters	John	Son		M	16	1914		Wisconsin	4326
Peters	Ernest	Son		M	9	1921		Wisconsin	4327
Peters	Dorothy	Daughter		F	7	1923		Wisconsin	4328

1939 68 Eldefield Eldefield, Letchworth, Hertfordshire
S name	F name	Relation	Cond	Sex	Age	Born	Occupation	Born	ID
Peters	Charles G			M	34	1904	Steel Castings (Heavy) Core Maker	5th Nov	292
Peters	Mary			F	31	1908	Unpaid Domestic Duties	23rd July	291
Peters	David Christopher			M	8	1930		24th December	2244
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1940 Mineral Point, Iowa, Wisconsin, Wisconsin
S name	F name	Relation	Cond	Sex	Age	Born	Occupation	Born	ID
Peters	John C H	Head	Married	M	52	1888	Labourer	England	302
Peters	Mary	Wife	Married	F	56	1884	Housewife	Wisconsin
Peters	Ernest	Son	Single	M	19	1921		Wisconsin
Peters	Dorothy	Daughter	Single	F	17	1923		Wisconsin