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Household of James Dalton (born 1840, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leeds, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 Dalton and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Dalton, born in 1840 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, consisted of 5 members. James was the head of the household, married to Ruth Dalton, born in 1835 in Brighouse, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; Mary H (born 1865 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England) and Edith A (born 1871 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Visitor, Martha Marsden, born in 1865 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England.


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James Dalton's household

Male

James

Dalton

Head
Female

Ruth

Dalton

Wife
Female

Mary H

Dalton

Daughter
Female

Edith A

Dalton

Daughter
Female

Martha

Marsden

Visitor
First name(s) James
Last name Dalton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Dalton

Head

Married

41

1840

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Ruth

Dalton

Wife

Married

46

1835

Brighouse, Yorkshire, England

Mary H

Dalton

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Edith A

Dalton

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Martha

Marsden

Visitor

Single

16

1865

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

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