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Household of James Dolphin (born 1837, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Clitheroe, 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 Dolphin and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Dolphin, born in 1837 in Ribchester, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Ann Dolphin, born in 1844 in Clayton Le Dale, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Joseph (born 1866 in Hurst Green, Lancashire, England), Alice (born 1873 in Hurst Green, Lancashire, England), Sarah (born 1875 in Hurst Green, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1877 in Hurst Green, Lancashire, England) and Robert Wm (born 1880 in Hurst Green, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Lodger, John (born 1820 in Walton Le Dale, Lancashire, England), James's Lodger, Matthew (born 1855 in Antrim, Ireland) and James's Lodger, Thomas (born 1857 in Ireland).


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James Dolphin's household

Male

James

Dolphin

Head
Female

Ann

Dolphin

Wife
Male

Joseph

Dolphin

Son
Female

Alice

Dolphin

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Dolphin

Daughter
Female

Mary

Dolphin

Daughter
Male

Robert Wm

Dolphin

Son
Male

John

Mc Manus

Lodger
Male

Matthew

Simpson

Lodger
Male

Thomas

Spiers

Lodger
First name(s) James
Last name Dolphin
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Ribchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Dolphin

Head

Married

44

1837

Ribchester, Lancashire, England

Ann

Dolphin

Wife

Married

37

1844

Clayton Le Dale, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Dolphin

Son

Single

15

1866

Hurst Green, Lancashire, England

Alice

Dolphin

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Hurst Green, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Dolphin

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Hurst Green, Lancashire, England

Mary

Dolphin

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Hurst Green, Lancashire, England

Robert Wm

Dolphin

Son

Single

1

1880

Hurst Green, Lancashire, England

John

Mc Manus

Lodger

Single

61

1820

Walton Le Dale, Lancashire, England

Matthew

Simpson

Lodger

Married

26

1855

Antrim, Ireland

Thomas

Spiers

Lodger

Single

24

1857

Ireland

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