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Household of James Caldwell (born 1838, Lancashire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Caldwell, born in 1838 in Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Caldwell, born in 1838 in Aspull, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Henry (born 1866 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Mary A (born 1868 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), James (born 1870 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Sarah (born 1877 in Wigan, Lancashire, England) and Joseph (born 1880 in Wigan, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Mother In Law, Catherine Smalley, born in 1812 in Upholland, Lancashire, England.


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James Caldwell's household

Male

James

Caldwell

Head
Female

Margaret

Caldwell

Wife
Female

Catherine

Smalley

Mother In Law
Male

Henry

Caldwell

Son
Female

Mary A

Caldwell

Daughter
Male

James

Caldwell

Son
Female

Sarah

Caldwell

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Caldwell

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Caldwell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Caldwell

Head

Married

43

1838

Lancashire, England

Margaret

Caldwell

Wife

Married

43

1838

Aspull, Lancashire, England

Catherine

Smalley

Mother In Law

Widow

69

1812

Upholland, Lancashire, England

Henry

Caldwell

Son

Single

15

1866

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Caldwell

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Wigan, Lancashire, England

James

Caldwell

Son

Single

11

1870

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Caldwell

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Caldwell

Son

Single

1

1880

Wigan, Lancashire, England

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