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Household of James Beckett (born 1842, Lancashire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Beckett, born in 1842 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Beckett, born in 1851 in Cheshire, England. They had 5 children; Elizabeth Ann (born 1867 in Cheshire, England), Frank E (born 1875 in Bradford, Lancashire, England), Mary Emma (born 1878 in Bradford, Lancashire, England), Edith Sarah (born 1880 in Bradford, Lancashire, England) and Gertrude (born 1881 in Bradford, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Alice Jane Eyke, born in 1866 in Shropshire, England.


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James Beckett's household

Male

James

Beckett

Head
Female

Mary

Beckett

Wife
Female

Elizabeth Ann

Beckett

Daughter
Male

Frank E

Beckett

Son
Female

Mary Emma

Beckett

Daughter
Female

Edith Sarah

Beckett

Daughter
Female

Gertrude

Beckett

Daughter
Female

Alice Jane

Eyke

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

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Beckett

Head

Married

39

1842

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary

Beckett

Wife

Married

30

1851

Cheshire, England

Elizabeth Ann

Beckett

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Cheshire, England

Frank E

Beckett

Son

Single

6

1875

Bradford, Lancashire, England

Mary Emma

Beckett

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Bradford, Lancashire, England

Edith Sarah

Beckett

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Bradford, Lancashire, England

Gertrude

Beckett

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Bradford, Lancashire, England

Alice Jane

Eyke

Servant

Single

15

1866

Shropshire, England

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