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Household of Edwin Fisher (born 1840, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, 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.

Edwin Fisher and 15 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edwin Fisher, born in 1840 in Gee Cross, Cheshire, consisted of 16 members. Edwin was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Blakey Fisher, born in 1840 in Stockport, Cheshire, England. They had 9 children; Annie Elizabeth (born 1864 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England), Edith Emma (born 1866 in Newton, Cheshire, England), Edwin Bancroft (born 1868 in Hyde, Cheshire, England), Herbert (born 1870 in Hyde, Cheshire, England), Mabel (born 1872 in Newton, Cheshire, England), George Thornton (born 1873 in Newton, Cheshire, England), Wilfred Ernest (born 1875 in Newton, Cheshire, England), William Arthur (born 1876 in Lancashire, England) and Gertrude Jessie (born 1881 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Edwin's Apprentice, William (born 1863 in Lemington, Warwickshire, England), Edwin's Apprentice, Arthur (born 1865 in Crowle, Lincolnshire, England), Edwin's Apprentice, James (born 1865 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Edwin's Servant, Mary (born 1825 in Newton, Cheshire, England) and Edwin's Servant, Annie Elizabeth (born 1863 in Whitwell, Derbyshire, England).


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Edwin Fisher's household

Male

Edwin

Fisher

Head
Female

Elizabeth Blakey

Fisher

Wife
Female

Annie Elizabeth

Fisher

Daughter
Female

Edith Emma

Fisher

Daughter
Male

Edwin Bancroft

Fisher

Son
Male

Herbert

Fisher

Son
Female

Mabel

Fisher

Daughter
Male

George Thornton

Fisher

Son
Male

Wilfred Ernest

Fisher

Son
Male

William Arthur

Fisher

Son
Female

Gertrude Jessie

Fisher

Daughter
Male

William

Payne

Apprentice
Male

Arthur

Brunyce

Apprentice
Male

James

B M) Thomas

Apprentice
Female

Mary

Boyse

Servant
Female

Annie Elizabeth

Webster

Servant
First name(s) Edwin
Last name Fisher
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Gee Cross, Cheshire, England

Household members (16 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edwin

Fisher

Head

Married

41

1840

Gee Cross, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth Blakey

Fisher

Wife

Married

41

1840

Stockport, Cheshire, England

Annie Elizabeth

Fisher

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Edith Emma

Fisher

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Newton, Cheshire, England

Edwin Bancroft

Fisher

Son

Single

13

1868

Hyde, Cheshire, England

Herbert

Fisher

Son

Single

11

1870

Hyde, Cheshire, England

Mabel

Fisher

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Newton, Cheshire, England

George Thornton

Fisher

Son

Single

8

1873

Newton, Cheshire, England

Wilfred Ernest

Fisher

Son

Single

6

1875

Newton, Cheshire, England

William Arthur

Fisher

Son

Single

5

1876

Lancashire, England

Gertrude Jessie

Fisher

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

William

Payne

Apprentice

Single

18

1863

Lemington, Warwickshire, England

Arthur

Brunyce

Apprentice

Single

16

1865

Crowle, Lincolnshire, England

James

B M) Thomas

Apprentice

Single

16

1865

Preston, Lancashire, England

Mary

Boyse

Servant

Single

56

1825

Newton, Cheshire, England

Annie Elizabeth

Webster

Servant

Single

18

1863

Whitwell, Derbyshire, England

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