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Household of Henry Arkwright (born 1851, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lancaster, 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 Arkwright and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Arkwright, born in 1851 in Garstang, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Arkwright, born in 1843 in Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Sarah E (born 1873 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England), Fanny (born 1875 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth A (born 1878 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England) and Frederick (born 1881 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Henry's Lodger, John W Simpson, born in 1862 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England.


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Henry Arkwright's household

Male

Henry

Arkwright

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Arkwright

Wife
Female

Sarah E

Arkwright

Daughter
Female

Fanny

Arkwright

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth A

Arkwright

Daughter
Male

Frederick

Arkwright

Son
Male

John W

Simpson

Lodger
First name(s) Henry
Last name Arkwright
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Garstang, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Arkwright

Head

Married

30

1851

Garstang, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Arkwright

Wife

Married

38

1843

Lancashire, England

Sarah E

Arkwright

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Lancaster, Lancashire, England

Fanny

Arkwright

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Lancaster, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth A

Arkwright

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Lancaster, Lancashire, England

Frederick

Arkwright

Son

Single

0

1881

Lancaster, Lancashire, England

John W

Simpson

Lodger

Single

19

1862

Lancaster, Lancashire, England

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