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Household of Henry Hesketh (born 1828, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, 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 Hesketh and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Hesketh, born in 1828 in Compstall, Cheshire, consisted of 5 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Jane Hesketh, born in 1850 in Bolton, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Silas (born 1869 in Hurst, Lancashire, England) and Mary Ell (born 1867 in Bolton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Henry's Lodge Head, Elizabeth Knowles, born in 1843 in Bolton, Lancashire, England.


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Henry Hesketh's household

Male

Henry

Hesketh

Head
Female

Jane

Hesketh

Wife
Male

Silas

Hesketh

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Knowles

Lodge Head
Female

Mary Ell

Knowles

Daughter
First name(s) Henry
Last name Hesketh
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Compstall, Cheshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Hesketh

Head

Married

53

1828

Compstall, Cheshire, England

Jane

Hesketh

Wife

Married

31

1850

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Silas

Hesketh

Son

Single

12

1869

Hurst, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Knowles

Lodge Head

Married

38

1843

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Mary Ell

Knowles

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Bolton, Lancashire, England

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