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Household of James Clegg (born 1817, Lancashire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Clegg, born in 1817 in Middleton, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, widower. He had 3 children; James Jun (born 1855 in Bedford, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth Ellen (born 1860 in Bedford, Lancashire, England) and Fanny (born 1851 in Bedford, Lancashire, England). He had 1 grandchild; James Clegg, born 1879 in Bedford, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was James's Son In Law, Samuel Lythgoe, born in 1852 in Bedford, Lancashire, England.


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James Clegg's household

Male

James

Clegg

Head
Male

James Jun

Clegg

Son
Female

Elizabeth Ellen

Clegg

Daughter
Male

Samuel

Lythgoe

Son In Law
Female

Fanny

Lythgoe

Daughter
Male

James Clegg

Morris

Grand Son
First name(s) James
Last name Clegg
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Middleton, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Clegg

Head

Widower

64

1817

Middleton, Lancashire, England

James Jun

Clegg

Son

Single

26

1855

Bedford, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth Ellen

Clegg

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Bedford, Lancashire, England

Samuel

Lythgoe

Son In Law

Married

29

1852

Bedford, Lancashire, England

Fanny

Lythgoe

Daughter

Married

30

1851

Bedford, Lancashire, England

James Clegg

Morris

Grand Son

Single

2

1879

Bedford, Lancashire, England

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