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Household of James Crankshaw (born 1850, 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 Crankshaw and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Crankshaw, born in 1850 in Blackrod, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Sarah A Crankshaw, born in 1849 in Blackrod, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Alice (born 1874 in Blackrod, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1876 in Blackrod, Lancashire, England), Harriet (born 1878 in Blackrod, Lancashire, England) and Margaret (born 1880 in Blackrod, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Lodger, Peter Keley, born in 1860 in Blackrod, Lancashire, England.


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James Crankshaw's household

Male

James

Crankshaw

Head
Female

Sarah A

Crankshaw

Wife
Female

Alice

Crankshaw

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Crankshaw

Son
Female

Harriet

Crankshaw

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Crankshaw

Daughter
Male

Peter

Keley

Lodger
First name(s) James
Last name Crankshaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Blackrod, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Crankshaw

Head

Married

31

1850

Blackrod, Lancashire, England

Sarah A

Crankshaw

Wife

Married

32

1849

Blackrod, Lancashire, England

Alice

Crankshaw

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Blackrod, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Crankshaw

Son

Single

5

1876

Blackrod, Lancashire, England

Harriet

Crankshaw

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Blackrod, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Crankshaw

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Blackrod, Lancashire, England

Peter

Keley

Lodger

Single

21

1860

Blackrod, Lancashire, England

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