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Household of James Barton (born 1821, 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.

James Barton and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Barton, born in 1821 in Rainford, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; Mary A (born 1853 in Skelmersdale, Lancashire, England) and John (born 1851 in Skelmersdale, Lancashire, England). He had 3 grandchildren; Catrina (born 1874 in Parr, Lancashire, England), James B (born 1878 in Parr, Lancashire, England) and Joseph (born 1880 in Parr, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Son In Law, Joseph (born 1850 in Billinge, Lancashire, England) and James's Servant, Rebecca (born 1865 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).


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James Barton's household

Male

James

Barton

Head
Male

Joseph

Gee

Son In Law
Female

Mary A

Gee

Daughter
Male

John

Barton

Son
Female

Catrina

Gee

Grand Daughter
Male

James B

Gee

Grand Son
Male

Joseph

Gee

Grand Son
Female

Rebecca

Taylor

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Barton
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Rainford, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Barton

Head

Widower

60

1821

Rainford, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Gee

Son In Law

Married

31

1850

Billinge, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Gee

Daughter

Married

28

1853

Skelmersdale, Lancashire, England

John

Barton

Son

Single

30

1851

Skelmersdale, Lancashire, England

Catrina

Gee

Grand Daughter

Single

7

1874

Parr, Lancashire, England

James B

Gee

Grand Son

Single

3

1878

Parr, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Gee

Grand Son

Single

1

1880

Parr, Lancashire, England

Rebecca

Taylor

Servant

Single

16

1865

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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