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Household of Henry Anderton (born 1848, 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.

Henry Anderton and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Anderton, born in 1848 in Orrell, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Alice Anderton, born in 1849 in Orrell, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; John (born 1872 in Orrell, Lancashire, England), William (born 1874 in Orrell, Lancashire, England), Peter (born 1879 in Orrell, Lancashire, England) and Jane E (born 1881 in Orrell, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Henry's Lodger, Thomas (born 1865 in Orrell, Lancashire, England) and Henry's Lodger, Ellen (born 1861 in Orrell, Lancashire, England).


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Henry Anderton's household

Male

Henry

Anderton

Head
Female

Alice

Anderton

Wife
Male

John

Anderton

Son
Male

William

Anderton

Son
Male

Peter

Anderton

Son
Female

Jane E

Anderton

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Gaskell

Lodger
Female

Ellen

Gaskell

Lodger
First name(s) Henry
Last name Anderton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Orrell, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Anderton

Head

Married

33

1848

Orrell, Lancashire, England

Alice

Anderton

Wife

Married

32

1849

Orrell, Lancashire, England

John

Anderton

Son

Single

9

1872

Orrell, Lancashire, England

William

Anderton

Son

Single

7

1874

Orrell, Lancashire, England

Peter

Anderton

Son

Single

2

1879

Orrell, Lancashire, England

Jane E

Anderton

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Orrell, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Gaskell

Lodger

Single

16

1865

Orrell, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Gaskell

Lodger

Single

20

1861

Orrell, Lancashire, England

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