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Household of Alfred Lancaster (born 1848, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burnley, 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.

Alfred Lancaster and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alfred Lancaster, born in 1848 in Scorton, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Alfred was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Lancaster, born in 1857 in Burnley, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Harold (born 1879 in Burnley, Lancashire, England) and Edgar (born 1880 in Burnley, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Alfred's Servant, Alice (born 1865 in Stafford, Staffordshire, England) and Alfred's Servant, Mary (born 1868 in Burnley, Lancashire, England).


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Alfred Lancaster's household

Male

Alfred

Lancaster

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Lancaster

Wife
Male

Harold

Lancaster

Son
Male

Edgar

Lancaster

Son
Female

Alice

Potter

Servant
Female

Mary

Spencer

Servant
First name(s) Alfred
Last name Lancaster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Scorton, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alfred

Lancaster

Head

Married

33

1848

Scorton, Lancashire, England

Mary Ann

Lancaster

Wife

Married

24

1857

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Harold

Lancaster

Son

Single

2

1879

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Edgar

Lancaster

Son

Single

1

1880

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Alice

Potter

Servant

Single

16

1865

Stafford, Staffordshire, England

Mary

Spencer

Servant

Single

13

1868

Burnley, Lancashire, England

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