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Household of James A Schofield (born 1842, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, 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.

James A Schofield and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James A Schofield, born in 1842 in Stalybridge, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. James A was the head of the household, married to Emily Hannah Schofield, born in 1843 in Mossley, Cheshire, England. They had 4 children; Ernest (born 1873 in Stalybridge, Lancashire, England), James (born 1875 in Stalybridge, Lancashire, England), Leonard (born 1876 in Stalybridge, Lancashire, England) and Mary Ann (born 1879 in Stalybridge, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James A's Servant, Martha Higginson, born in 1861 in Forden, Montgomeryshire, Wales.


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James A Schofield's household

Male

James A

Schofield

Head
Female

Emily Hannah

Schofield

Wife
Male

Ernest

Schofield

Son
Male

James

Schofield

Son
Male

Leonard

Schofield

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Schofield

Daughter
Female

Martha

Higginson

Servant
First name(s) James A
Last name Schofield
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Stalybridge, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James A

Schofield

Head

Married

39

1842

Stalybridge, Lancashire, England

Emily Hannah

Schofield

Wife

Married

38

1843

Mossley, Cheshire, England

Ernest

Schofield

Son

Single

8

1873

Stalybridge, Lancashire, England

James

Schofield

Son

Single

6

1875

Stalybridge, Lancashire, England

Leonard

Schofield

Son

Single

5

1876

Stalybridge, Lancashire, England

Mary Ann

Schofield

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Stalybridge, Lancashire, England

Martha

Higginson

Servant

Single

20

1861

Forden, Montgomeryshire, Wales

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