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Household of Edward Barker (born 1844, 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.

Edward Barker and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Barker, born in 1844 in Burnley, Lancashire, consisted of 11 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Barker, born in 1857 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. They had 1 child; Catherine, born 1880 in Burnley, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Edward's Lodger, Charles (born 1821 in Armley, Yorkshire, England), Edward's Lodger Wife, Betsy (born 1826 in Heywood, Lancashire, England), Edward's Lodger, James (born 1853 in Ireland), Edward's Lodger Wife, Jane (born 1854 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), Edward's Lodger Son, James (born 1876 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), Edward's Lodger Son, Patrick (born 1878 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), Edward's Lodger, John (born 1856 in Ireland) and Edward's Lodger, Thomas (born 1831 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).


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Edward Barker's household

Male

Edward

Barker

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Barker

Wife
Female

Catherine

Barker

Daughter
Male

Charles

Cotterell

Lodger
Female

Betsy

Cotterell

Lodger Wife
Male

James

Dorcan

Lodger
Female

Jane

Dorcan

Lodger Wife
Male

James

Dorcan

Lodger Son
Male

Patrick

Dorcan

Lodger Son
Male

John

Meldinor

Lodger
Male

Thomas

Kelly

Lodger
First name(s) Edward
Last name Barker
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Burnley, Lancashire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Barker

Head

Married

37

1844

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Barker

Wife

Married

24

1857

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Catherine

Barker

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Charles

Cotterell

Lodger

Married

60

1821

Armley, Yorkshire, England

Betsy

Cotterell

Lodger Wife

Married

55

1826

Heywood, Lancashire, England

James

Dorcan

Lodger

Married

28

1853

Ireland

Jane

Dorcan

Lodger Wife

Married

27

1854

Burnley, Lancashire, England

James

Dorcan

Lodger Son

Single

5

1876

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Patrick

Dorcan

Lodger Son

Single

3

1878

Burnley, Lancashire, England

John

Meldinor

Lodger

Married

25

1856

Ireland

Thomas

Kelly

Lodger

Married

50

1831

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

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