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Household of James Anderton (born 1846, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, 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 Anderton and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Anderton, born in 1846 in Adlington, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jane Anderton, born in 1848 in Wigan, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Mary (born 1872 in Blackrod, Lancashire, England), Emily (born 1874 in Blackrod, Lancashire, England), James (born 1877 in Blackrod, Lancashire, England), Charles (born 1879 in Blackrod, Lancashire, England) and Alice (born 1881 in Blackrod, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Boarder, Robert Gorman, born in 1867 in Bolton, Lancashire, England.


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James Anderton's household

Male

James

Anderton

Head
Female

Jane

Anderton

Wife
Female

Mary

Anderton

Daughter
Female

Emily

Anderton

Daughter
Male

James

Anderton

Son
Male

Charles

Anderton

Son
Female

Alice

Anderton

Daughter
Male

Robert

Gorman

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Anderton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Adlington, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Anderton

Head

Married

35

1846

Adlington, Lancashire, England

Jane

Anderton

Wife

Married

33

1848

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Mary

Anderton

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Blackrod, Lancashire, England

Emily

Anderton

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Blackrod, Lancashire, England

James

Anderton

Son

Single

4

1877

Blackrod, Lancashire, England

Charles

Anderton

Son

Single

2

1879

Blackrod, Lancashire, England

Alice

Anderton

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Blackrod, Lancashire, England

Robert

Gorman

Boarder

Single

14

1867

Bolton, Lancashire, England

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