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Household of Ira Cordwell (born 1837, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barton upon Irwell, 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.

Ira Cordwell and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Ira Cordwell, born in 1837 in Worsley, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Ira was the head of the household, widower. He had 4 children; James (born 1863 in Worsley, Lancashire, England), Sarah A (born 1866 in Worsley, Lancashire, England), Susannah (born 1868 in Worsley, Lancashire, England) and Mary E (born 1873 in Worsley, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Ira's Housekeeper, Martha Greenhalgh, born in 1822 in Clifton, Lancashire, England.


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Ira Cordwell's household

Male

Ira

Cordwell

Head
Male

James

Cordwell

Son
Female

Sarah A

Cordwell

Daughter
Female

Susannah

Cordwell

Daughter
Female

Mary E

Cordwell

Daughter
Female

Martha

Greenhalgh

Housekeeper
First name(s) Ira
Last name Cordwell
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Worsley, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Ira

Cordwell

Head

Widower

44

1837

Worsley, Lancashire, England

James

Cordwell

Son

Single

18

1863

Worsley, Lancashire, England

Sarah A

Cordwell

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Worsley, Lancashire, England

Susannah

Cordwell

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Worsley, Lancashire, England

Mary E

Cordwell

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Worsley, Lancashire, England

Martha

Greenhalgh

Housekeeper

Single

59

1822

Clifton, Lancashire, England

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