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Household of George Horrocks (born 1850, 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.

George Horrocks and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Horrocks, born in 1850 in Shevington, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. George was the head of the household, married to Mary Horrocks, born in 1842 in Westleigh, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Frederic (born 1877 in -) and Walter (born 1878 in Pennington, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were George's Mother In Law, Mary (born 1810 in Westleigh, Lancashire, England) and George's Brother In Law, Peter (born 1839 in Westleigh, Lancashire, England).


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George Horrocks's household

Male

George

Horrocks

Head
Female

Mary

Horrocks

Wife
Male

Frederic

Horrocks

Son
Male

Walter

Horrocks

Son
Female

Mary

Boydell

Mother In Law
Male

Peter

Boydell

Brother In Law
First name(s) George
Last name Horrocks
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Shevington, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Horrocks

Head

Married

31

1850

Shevington, Lancashire, England

Mary

Horrocks

Wife

Married

39

1842

Westleigh, Lancashire, England

Frederic

Horrocks

Son

Single

4

1877

-

Walter

Horrocks

Son

Single

3

1878

Pennington, Lancashire, England

Mary

Boydell

Mother In Law

Widow

71

1810

Westleigh, Lancashire, England

Peter

Boydell

Brother In Law

Single

42

1839

Westleigh, Lancashire, England

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