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Household of Alice Skelland (born 1834, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, 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.

Alice Skelland and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alice Skelland, born in 1834 in Hindley, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Alice was the head of the household, widow. She had 3 children; Mary E Hurst (born 1869 in Hindley, Lancashire, England), Alice Hurst (born 1871 in Hindley, Lancashire, England) and Richard Hurst (born 1875 in Hindley, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Alice's Lodger Head, Elizabeth (born 1811 in Hindley, Lancashire, England), Alice's Lodger, William (born 1846 in Hindley, Lancashire, England) and Alice's Lodger, Robert (born 1850 in Hindley, Lancashire, England).


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Alice Skelland's household

Female

Alice

Skelland

Head
Female

Mary E Hurst

Skelland

Daughter
Female

Alice Hurst

Skelland

Daughter
Male

Richard Hurst

Skelland

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Jackinson

Lodger Head
Male

William

Jackinson

Lodger
Male

Robert

Jackinson

Lodger
First name(s) Alice
Last name Skelland
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Hindley, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alice

Skelland

Head

Widow

47

1834

Hindley, Lancashire, England

Mary E Hurst

Skelland

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Hindley, Lancashire, England

Alice Hurst

Skelland

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Hindley, Lancashire, England

Richard Hurst

Skelland

Son

Single

6

1875

Hindley, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Jackinson

Lodger Head

Widow

70

1811

Hindley, Lancashire, England

William

Jackinson

Lodger

Single

35

1846

Hindley, Lancashire, England

Robert

Jackinson

Lodger

Single

31

1850

Hindley, Lancashire, England

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