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Household of Henry Howcroft (born 1852, 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.

Henry Howcroft and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Howcroft, born in 1852 in Bolton, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Margaret Howcroft, born in 1853 in Bolton, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Elizabeth Ellen (born 1873 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Margaret Alice (born 1876 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Ernest (born 1878 in Atherton, Lancashire, England) and William (born 1881 in Atherton, Lancashire, England).


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Henry Howcroft's household

Male

Henry

Howcroft

Head
Female

Margaret

Howcroft

Wife
Female

Elizabeth Ellen

Howcroft

Daughter
Female

Margaret Alice

Howcroft

Daughter
Male

Ernest

Howcroft

Son
Male

William

Howcroft

Son
First name(s) Henry
Last name Howcroft
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Bolton, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Howcroft

Head

Married

29

1852

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Howcroft

Wife

Married

28

1853

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth Ellen

Howcroft

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Margaret Alice

Howcroft

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Ernest

Howcroft

Son

Single

3

1878

Atherton, Lancashire, England

William

Howcroft

Son

Single

0

1881

Atherton, Lancashire, England

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