From an epilogue of the play Peter Pan: The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up by J. M. Barrie, he writes that after Wendy returns to her real home, Peter comes to visit her years later.

Wendy has grown up and has a daughter of her own, who Peter takes to Neverland.

This happens again with Jane's daughter, Margaret.

How old is Peter Pan? When did he run away from him param and become the first Lost Boy?

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As I tried to tell you in my answer: 1: How old is Peter Pan? Nobody knows, because the author doesnt say in any books or plays. 2: When did he run away? Nobody knows, because the author doesnt say. But the author is a bit to and from about the "running away" part, as the story is a littlebit different in the different books and plays. In some he is the first lost boy, in others he takes over "command" of the lost boys tribe. – WizardOz Dec 6 '11 at 10:55
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This snippet from wikipedia sums it up nicely about his age:

The notion of a boy who would never grow up was based on J. M. Barrie's older brother who died in an ice-skating accident the day before he turned 14, and thus always stayed a young boy in his mother's mind. Ironically, the "boy who wouldn't grow up" has appeared at a variety of ages. In his original appearance in The Little White Bird he was only seven days old. Although his age is not stated in Barrie's later play and novel, his characterization is clearly years older. The book states that he has all of his baby teeth

About the running away part, same source:

Peter does not know his parents. In Kensington Gardens Barrie wrote that he left them as an infant, and seeing the window closed and a new baby in the house when he returned, he assumed they no longer wanted him. In Starcatchers he is said to be an orphan, though his friends Molly and George discover who his parents are in Rundoon. In Hook, Peter remembers his parents, specifically his mother, who wanted him to grow up and go to the best schools in London to become a judge like his father and have a family of his own. After Peter "ran away" to Neverland, he returns to find his parents forgot about him and had another child (the gender of Peter's sibling is revealed to be another boy in "Peter and Wendy").

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That doesn't answer the question... – OghmaOsiris Dec 6 '11 at 10:07
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Well, it kind of does, as the author dont give the answer, if you read the quotes. – WizardOz Dec 6 '11 at 10:47
Hmm.. If you use "Peter and Wendy", I'd estimate his age to be no more than perhaps 25 plus the sibling's age... Could get more accurate if other family members' ages are hinted at =D – Izkata Dec 7 '11 at 0:40
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