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Household of James Ainscough (born 1834, 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.

James Ainscough and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Ainscough, born in 1834 in Wigan, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Nancy Ainscough, born in 1837 in Dalton, Durham, England. They had 7 children; Jabez (born 1859 in Leigh, Lancashire, England), Robert (born 1862 in Leigh, Lancashire, England), George (born 1864 in Leigh, Lancashire, England), Nancy (born 1869 in Leigh, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1872 in Leigh, Lancashire, England), John (born 1875 in Leigh, Lancashire, England) and Thomas (born 1878 in Leigh, Lancashire, England).


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James Ainscough's household

Male

James

Ainscough

Head
Female

Nancy

Ainscough

Wife
Male

Jabez

Ainscough

Son
Male

Robert

Ainscough

Son
Male

George

Ainscough

Son
Female

Nancy

Ainscough

Daughter
Female

Mary

Ainscough

Daughter
Male

John

Ainscough

Son
Male

Thomas

Ainscough

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Ainscough
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Wigan, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Ainscough

Head

Married

47

1834

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Nancy

Ainscough

Wife

Married

44

1837

Dalton, Durham, England

Jabez

Ainscough

Son

Single

22

1859

Leigh, Lancashire, England

Robert

Ainscough

Son

Single

19

1862

Leigh, Lancashire, England

George

Ainscough

Son

Single

17

1864

Leigh, Lancashire, England

Nancy

Ainscough

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Leigh, Lancashire, England

Mary

Ainscough

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Leigh, Lancashire, England

John

Ainscough

Son

Single

6

1875

Leigh, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Ainscough

Son

Single

3

1878

Leigh, Lancashire, England

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