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Household of James Bury (born 1842, Lancashire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Bury, born in 1842 in Darwen, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Sarah Bury, born in 1843 in Darwen, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Entwistle (born 1864 in Darwen, Lancashire, England), Martha (born 1865 in Darwen, Lancashire, England), John (born 1878 in Darwen, Lancashire, England) and George (born 1880 in Darwen, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Sister In Law, Ellen (born 1839 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and James's Sister In Law, Margaret (born 1861 in Darwen, Lancashire, England).


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James Bury's household

Male

James

Bury

Head
Female

Sarah

Bury

Wife
Male

Entwistle

Bury

Son
Female

Martha

Bury

Daughter
Male

John

Bury

Son
Male

George

Bury

Son
Female

Ellen

Entwistle

Sister In Law
Female

Margaret

Entwistle

Sister In Law
First name(s) James
Last name Bury
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Darwen, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Bury

Head

Married

39

1842

Darwen, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Bury

Wife

Married

38

1843

Darwen, Lancashire, England

Entwistle

Bury

Son

Single

17

1864

Darwen, Lancashire, England

Martha

Bury

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Darwen, Lancashire, England

John

Bury

Son

Single

3

1878

Darwen, Lancashire, England

George

Bury

Son

Single

1

1880

Darwen, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Entwistle

Sister In Law

Single

42

1839

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Entwistle

Sister In Law

Single

20

1861

Darwen, Lancashire, England

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