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Household of Esther Beswick (born 1830, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bury, 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.

Esther Beswick and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Esther Beswick, born in 1830 in Darwen, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Esther was the head of the household, widow. She had 5 children; James (born 1855 in Bury, Lancashire, England), Jane (born 1863 in Bury, Lancashire, England), Ada (born 1866 in Bury, Lancashire, England), John (born 1869 in Bury, Lancashire, England) and George (born 1872 in Bury, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Esther's Lodger, James (born 1859 in Rawtenstall, Lancashire, England) and Esther's Lodger, John D (born 1859 in Salford, Lancashire, England).


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Esther Beswick's household

Female

Esther

Beswick

Head
Male

James

Beswick

Son
Female

Jane

Beswick

Daughter
Female

Ada

Beswick

Daughter
Male

John

Beswick

Son
Male

George

Beswick

Son
Male

James

Grigson

Lodger
Male

John D

Turner

Lodger
First name(s) Esther
Last name Beswick
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Darwen, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Esther

Beswick

Head

Widow

51

1830

Darwen, Lancashire, England

James

Beswick

Son

Single

26

1855

Bury, Lancashire, England

Jane

Beswick

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Bury, Lancashire, England

Ada

Beswick

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Bury, Lancashire, England

John

Beswick

Son

Single

12

1869

Bury, Lancashire, England

George

Beswick

Son

Single

9

1872

Bury, Lancashire, England

James

Grigson

Lodger

Single

22

1859

Rawtenstall, Lancashire, England

John D

Turner

Lodger

Single

22

1859

Salford, Lancashire, England

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