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Household of James Butterworth (born 1829, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Manchester, 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 Butterworth and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Butterworth, born in 1829 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Alice Butterworth, born in 1828 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Martha (born 1863 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1865 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Ben (born 1870 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Mother In Law, Martha Lindley, born in 1807 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland.


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James Butterworth's household

Male

James

Butterworth

Head
Female

Alice

Butterworth

Wife
Female

Martha

Butterworth

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Butterworth

Son
Male

Ben

Butterworth

Son
Female

Martha

Lindley

Mother In Law
First name(s) James
Last name Butterworth
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Butterworth

Head

Married

52

1829

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Alice

Butterworth

Wife

Married

53

1828

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Martha

Butterworth

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Butterworth

Son

Single

16

1865

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Ben

Butterworth

Son

Single

11

1870

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Martha

Lindley

Mother In Law

Widow

74

1807

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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