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Household of Absolom Firth (born 1838, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bury, 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.

Absolom Firth and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Absolom Firth, born in 1838 in Ainsworth, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Absolom was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth A Firth, born in 1840 in Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Jane (born 1866 in Ainsworth, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1867 in Ainsworth, Lancashire, England), Annie (born 1871 in Ainsworth, Lancashire, England), John (born 1873 in Ainsworth, Lancashire, England) and Seymour (born 1881 in Ainsworth, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Absolom's Boarder, Ellen Turner, born in 1863 in Ramsbottom, Lancashire, England.


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Absolom Firth's household

Male

Absolom

Firth

Head
Female

Elizabeth A

Firth

Wife
Female

Jane

Firth

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Firth

Daughter
Female

Annie

Firth

Daughter
Male

John

Firth

Son
Male

Seymour

Firth

Son
Female

Ellen

Turner

Boarder
First name(s) Absolom
Last name Firth
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Ainsworth, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Absolom

Firth

Head

Married

43

1838

Ainsworth, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth A

Firth

Wife

Married

41

1840

Lancashire, England

Jane

Firth

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Ainsworth, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Firth

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Ainsworth, Lancashire, England

Annie

Firth

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Ainsworth, Lancashire, England

John

Firth

Son

Single

8

1873

Ainsworth, Lancashire, England

Seymour

Firth

Son

Single

0

1881

Ainsworth, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Turner

Boarder

Single

18

1863

Ramsbottom, Lancashire, England

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