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Household of Abraham Earnshaw (born 1837, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Todmorden, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding),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.

Abraham Earnshaw and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Abraham Earnshaw, born in 1837 in Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Abraham was the head of the household, married to Esther Earnshaw, born in 1836 in Kendal, Westmorland, England. They had 3 children; Mary E (born 1870 in Lancashire, England), Susannah (born 1871 in Lancashire, England) and Ada (born 1873 in Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Abraham's Step Son, John (born 1871 in Bacup, Lancashire, England) and Abraham's Step Daughter, Isabella (born 1873 in Bacup, Lancashire, England).


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Abraham Earnshaw's household

Male

Abraham

Earnshaw

Head
Female

Esther

Earnshaw

Wife
Female

Mary E

Earnshaw

Daughter
Female

Susannah

Earnshaw

Daughter
Male

John

Halstead

Step Son
Female

Ada

Earnshaw

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Halstead

Step Daughter
First name(s) Abraham
Last name Earnshaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Abraham

Earnshaw

Head

Married

44

1837

Lancashire, England

Esther

Earnshaw

Wife

Married

45

1836

Kendal, Westmorland, England

Mary E

Earnshaw

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Lancashire, England

Susannah

Earnshaw

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Lancashire, England

John

Halstead

Step Son

Single

10

1871

Bacup, Lancashire, England

Ada

Earnshaw

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Lancashire, England

Isabella

Halstead

Step Daughter

Single

8

1873

Bacup, Lancashire, England

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