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Household of Betsy Fearnhead (born 1842, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, 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.

Betsy Fearnhead and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Betsy Fearnhead, born in 1842 in Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Betsy was the head of the household, widow. She had 4 children; Peter (born 1860 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Margaret Ann (born 1863 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Richard (born 1872 in Reddish, Lancashire, England) and Joseph (born 1874 in Bolton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Betsy's Boarder, John Fiddie, born in 1858 in Bolton, Lancashire, England.


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Betsy Fearnhead's household

Female

Betsy

Fearnhead

Head
Male

Peter

Fearnhead

Son
Female

Margaret Ann

Fearnhead

Daughter
Male

Richard

Fearnhead

Son
Male

Joseph

Fearnhead

Son
Male

John

Fiddie

Boarder
First name(s) Betsy
Last name Fearnhead
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Betsy

Fearnhead

Head

Widow

39

1842

Lancashire, England

Peter

Fearnhead

Son

Single

21

1860

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Margaret Ann

Fearnhead

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Richard

Fearnhead

Son

Single

9

1872

Reddish, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Fearnhead

Son

Single

7

1874

Bolton, Lancashire, England

John

Fiddie

Boarder

Single

23

1858

Bolton, Lancashire, England

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