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Household of David Glegg (born 1836, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Preston, 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.

David Glegg and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Glegg, born in 1836 in Lancashire, consisted of 12 members. David was the head of the household, married to Sarah A Glegg, born in 1838 in Gisburn, Yorkshire, England. They had 8 children; Mary E (born 1862 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Emily (born 1865 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Edwin (born 1867 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Grace (born 1869 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Julia (born 1871 in Preston, Lancashire, England), David (born 1873 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Ernest (born 1875 in Preston, Lancashire, England) and Thomas M (born 1876 in Preston, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were David's Visitor, Ellen (born 1861 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England) and David's Servant, Rosannah (born 1863 in Dawley, Shropshire, England).


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David Glegg's household

Male

David

Glegg

Head
Female

Sarah A

Glegg

Wife
Female

Mary E

Glegg

Daughter
Female

Emily

Glegg

Daughter
Male

Edwin

Glegg

Son
Female

Grace

Glegg

Daughter
Female

Julia

Glegg

Daughter
Male

David

Glegg

Son
Male

Ernest

Glegg

Son
Male

Thomas M

Glegg

Son
Female

Ellen

Moon

Visitor
Female

Rosannah

Banks

Servant
First name(s) David
Last name Glegg
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Lancashire, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Glegg

Head

Married

45

1836

Lancashire, England

Sarah A

Glegg

Wife

Married

43

1838

Gisburn, Yorkshire, England

Mary E

Glegg

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Preston, Lancashire, England

Emily

Glegg

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Preston, Lancashire, England

Edwin

Glegg

Son

Single

14

1867

Preston, Lancashire, England

Grace

Glegg

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Preston, Lancashire, England

Julia

Glegg

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Preston, Lancashire, England

David

Glegg

Son

Single

8

1873

Preston, Lancashire, England

Ernest

Glegg

Son

Single

6

1875

Preston, Lancashire, England

Thomas M

Glegg

Son

Single

5

1876

Preston, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Moon

Visitor

Single

20

1861

Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

Rosannah

Banks

Servant

Single

18

1863

Dawley, Shropshire, England

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