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Household of Elias Woolfenden (born 1821, Lancashire)

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.

Elias Woolfenden and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Elias Woolfenden, born in 1821 in Denton, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Elias was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Woolfenden, born in 1829 in Reddish, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Margaret B (born 1856 in Reddish, Lancashire, England), James Hy (born 1859 in Denton, Lancashire, England), Annie E (born 1862 in Millbrook, Cheshire, England) and Robert S H (born 1865 in Millbrook, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Elias's Niece, Annie Shawcross, born in 1873 in Reddish, Lancashire, England.


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Elias Woolfenden's household

Male

Elias

Woolfenden

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Woolfenden

Wife
Female

Margaret B

Woolfenden

Daughter
Male

James Hy

Woolfenden

Son
Female

Annie E

Woolfenden

Daughter
Male

Robert S H

Woolfenden

Son
Female

Annie

Shawcross

Niece
First name(s) Elias
Last name Woolfenden
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Denton, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Elias

Woolfenden

Head

Married

60

1821

Denton, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Woolfenden

Wife

Married

52

1829

Reddish, Lancashire, England

Margaret B

Woolfenden

Daughter

Single

25

1856

Reddish, Lancashire, England

James Hy

Woolfenden

Son

Single

22

1859

Denton, Lancashire, England

Annie E

Woolfenden

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Millbrook, Cheshire, England

Robert S H

Woolfenden

Son

Single

16

1865

Millbrook, Cheshire, England

Annie

Shawcross

Niece

Single

8

1873

Reddish, Lancashire, England

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