Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of Albert Howcroft (born 1842, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chester, Cheshire, England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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.

Albert Howcroft and 6 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of Albert Howcroft, born in 1842 in Lymm, Cheshire, consisted of 7 members. Albert was the head of the household, married to Margaret Howcroft, born in 1837 in Wray, Cumberland, England. They had 1 child; Alberta, born 1879 in Barrow, Cheshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Albert's Servent, Williamson (born 1857 in Thornton, Cheshire, England), Albert's Servent, William (born 1866 in Rafford, Cheshire, England), Albert's Servent, Margaret (born 1831 in Helsby, Cheshire, England) and Albert's Servent, Elizabeth (born 1867 in Barrow, Cheshire, England).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Albert Howcroft's household

Male

Albert

Howcroft

Head
Female

Margaret

Howcroft

Wife
Female

Alberta

Howcroft

Daughter
Male

Williamson

Mekusen

Servent
Male

William

Griffith

Servent
Female

Margaret

Knowles

Servent
Female

Elizabeth

Pritchard

Servent
First name(s) Albert
Last name Howcroft
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Lymm, Cheshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Albert

Howcroft

Head

Married

39

1842

Lymm, Cheshire, England

Margaret

Howcroft

Wife

Married

44

1837

Wray, Cumberland, England

Alberta

Howcroft

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Barrow, Cheshire, England

Williamson

Mekusen

Servent

Single

24

1857

Thornton, Cheshire, England

William

Griffith

Servent

Single

15

1866

Rafford, Cheshire, England

Margaret

Knowles

Servent

Single

50

1831

Helsby, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Pritchard

Servent

Single

14

1867

Barrow, Cheshire, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of Albert Howcroft in Chester in 1881, and follow the Howcroft family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for Albert Howcroft

We’ve found Albert Howcroft in 6 family trees. Find out more about Albert Howcroft's household and view the Howcroft family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census