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Household of James Beaston (born 1845, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Auckland, Durham, 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 Beaston and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Beaston, born in 1845 in Burnley, Lancashire, consisted of 11 members. James was the head of the household, married to Marg Ann Beaston, born in 1848 in Durham, England. They had 6 children; Mary D (born 1870 in Durham, England), Isabella (born 1871 in Durham, England), Ann (born 1873 in Durham, England), Sarah (born 1874 in Durham, England), M Agnes (born 1876 in Durham, England) and Alice (born 1878 in Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Boarder, Ralph (born 1839 in Durham, England), James's Boarder, John Wm (born 1853 in Durham, England) and James's Servant, Isabella (born 1861 in Durham, England).


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James Beaston's household

Male

James

Beaston

Head
Female

Marg Ann

Beaston

Wife
Female

Mary D

Beaston

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Beaston

Daughter
Female

Ann

Beaston

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Beaston

Daughter
Female

M Agnes

Beaston

Daughter
Female

Alice

Beaston

Daughter
Male

Ralph

Lawson

Boarder
Male

John Wm

Lawson

Boarder
Female

Isabella

Lawson

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Beaston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Burnley, Lancashire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Beaston

Head

Married

36

1845

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Marg Ann

Beaston

Wife

Married

33

1848

Durham, England

Mary D

Beaston

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Durham, England

Isabella

Beaston

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Durham, England

Ann

Beaston

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Durham, England

Sarah

Beaston

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Durham, England

M Agnes

Beaston

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Durham, England

Alice

Beaston

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Durham, England

Ralph

Lawson

Boarder

Single

42

1839

Durham, England

John Wm

Lawson

Boarder

Single

28

1853

Durham, England

Isabella

Lawson

Servant

Single

20

1861

Durham, England

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