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Household of James Cartwright (born 1839, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prescot, 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 Cartwright and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Cartwright, born in 1839 in Roby, Lancashire, consisted of 11 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Cartwright, born in 1842 in Sutton, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Annie (born 1872 in Lancashire, England), James (born 1875 in Lancashire, England), William H (born 1877 in Lancashire, England), Aaron H (born 1879 in Lancashire, England) and Margaret E (born 1881 in Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Visitor, Dorothy (born 1833 in -), James's Servant, Ellen (born 1832 in Burtonwood, Lancashire, England), James's Servant, Rachael (born 1866 in St Helens, Lancashire, England) and James's Servant, Robert (born 1861 in Farnworth, Lancashire, England).


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James Cartwright's household

Male

James

Cartwright

Head
Female

Margaret

Cartwright

Wife
Female

Annie

Cartwright

Daughter
Male

James

Cartwright

Son
Male

William H

Cartwright

Son
Male

Aaron H

Cartwright

Son
Female

Margaret E

Cartwright

Daughter
Female

Dorothy

Taylor

Visitor
Female

Ellen

Anderton

Servant
Female

Rachael

Berry

Servant
Male

Robert

Golding

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Cartwright
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Roby, Lancashire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Cartwright

Head

Married

42

1839

Roby, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Cartwright

Wife

Married

39

1842

Sutton, Lancashire, England

Annie

Cartwright

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Lancashire, England

James

Cartwright

Son

Single

6

1875

Lancashire, England

William H

Cartwright

Son

Single

4

1877

Lancashire, England

Aaron H

Cartwright

Son

Single

2

1879

Lancashire, England

Margaret E

Cartwright

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Lancashire, England

Dorothy

Taylor

Visitor

Widow

48

1833

-

Ellen

Anderton

Servant

Single

49

1832

Burtonwood, Lancashire, England

Rachael

Berry

Servant

Single

15

1866

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Robert

Golding

Servant

Single

20

1861

Farnworth, Lancashire, England

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