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Household of Elizabeth Ormshaw (born 1838, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, 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.

Elizabeth Ormshaw and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Elizabeth Ormshaw, born in 1838 in Wigan, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Elizabeth was the head of the household, married to Edward Ormshaw, born in 1861 in Wigan, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Edward (born 1861 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Catherine (born 1870 in Wigan, Lancashire, England) and Mark (born 1872 in Wigan, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Elizabeth's Boarder, Joseph (born 1853 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and Elizabeth's Boarder, James (born 1849 in Lymm, Cheshire, England).


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Elizabeth Ormshaw's household

Female

Elizabeth

Ormshaw

Head
Male

Edward

Ormshaw

Son
Female

Catherine

Ormshaw

Daughter
Male

Mark

Ormshaw

Son
Male

Joseph

Evans

Boarder
Male

James

Hatton

Boarder
First name(s) Elizabeth
Last name Ormshaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Wigan, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Elizabeth

Ormshaw

Head

Married

43

1838

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Edward

Ormshaw

Son

Single

20

1861

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Catherine

Ormshaw

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Mark

Ormshaw

Son

Single

9

1872

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Evans

Boarder

Single

28

1853

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

James

Hatton

Boarder

Married

32

1849

Lymm, Cheshire, England

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