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Household of Henry Ormsher (born 1831, Lancashire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Ormsher, born in 1831 in Laytham, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Henry was the head of the household, widower. He had 5 children; Adam (born 1859 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), Jane (born 1861 in Widnes, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1863 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), David (born 1865 in St Helens, Lancashire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1869 in St Helens, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Henry's Niece, Margaret Thornben, born in 1862 in Preston, Lancashire, England.


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Henry Ormsher's household

Male

Henry

Ormsher

Head
Male

Adam

Ormsher

Son
Female

Jane

Ormsher

Daughter
Female

Mary

Ormsher

Daughter
Male

David

Ormsher

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Ormsher

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Thornben

Niece
First name(s) Henry
Last name Ormsher
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Laytham, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Ormsher

Head

Widower

50

1831

Laytham, Lancashire, England

Adam

Ormsher

Son

Single

22

1859

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Jane

Ormsher

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Widnes, Lancashire, England

Mary

Ormsher

Daughter

Single

18

1863

St Helens, Lancashire, England

David

Ormsher

Son

Single

16

1865

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Ormsher

Daughter

Single

12

1869

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Thornben

Niece

Single

19

1862

Preston, Lancashire, England

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