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Household of Ellen Seddon (born 1823, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leigh, 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.

Ellen Seddon and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Ellen Seddon, born in 1823 in Wigan, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Ellen was the head of the household, widow. She had 6 children; Ann (born 1852 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), James (born 1854 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Joseph (born 1857 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), John T (born 1858 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Francis E (born 1861 in Tyldesley, Lancashire, England) and Thomas (born 1865 in Tyldesley, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Ellen's Boarder, William Urmson, born in 1853 in Little Lever, Lancashire, England.


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Ellen Seddon's household

Female

Ellen

Seddon

Head
Female

Ann

Seddon

Daughter
Male

James

Seddon

Son
Male

Joseph

Seddon

Son
Male

John T

Seddon

Son
Male

Francis E

Seddon

Son
Male

Thomas

Seddon

Son
Male

William

Urmson

Boarder
First name(s) Ellen
Last name Seddon
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Wigan, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Ellen

Seddon

Head

Widow

58

1823

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Ann

Seddon

Daughter

Single

29

1852

Wigan, Lancashire, England

James

Seddon

Son

Single

27

1854

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Seddon

Son

Single

24

1857

Wigan, Lancashire, England

John T

Seddon

Son

Single

23

1858

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Francis E

Seddon

Son

Single

20

1861

Tyldesley, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Seddon

Son

Single

16

1865

Tyldesley, Lancashire, England

William

Urmson

Boarder

Married

28

1853

Little Lever, Lancashire, England

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