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Household of James Dronsfield (born 1848, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Oldham, 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 Dronsfield and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Dronsfield, born in 1848 in Oldham, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Dronsfield, born in 1851 in Oldham, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; John H (born 1874 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Fennette (born 1877 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), George (born 1879 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England) and Samuel (born 1881 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Lodger, Amelia Blakeman, born in 1856 in Oldham, Lancashire, England.


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James Dronsfield's household

Male

James

Dronsfield

Head
Female

Mary

Dronsfield

Wife
Male

John H

Dronsfield

Son
Female

Fennette

Dronsfield

Daughter
Male

George

Dronsfield

Son
Male

Samuel

Dronsfield

Son
Female

Amelia

Blakeman

Lodger
First name(s) James
Last name Dronsfield
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Oldham, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Dronsfield

Head

Married

33

1848

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Mary

Dronsfield

Wife

Married

30

1851

Oldham, Lancashire, England

John H

Dronsfield

Son

Single

7

1874

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Fennette

Dronsfield

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Oldham, Lancashire, England

George

Dronsfield

Son

Single

2

1879

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Samuel

Dronsfield

Son

Single

0

1881

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Amelia

Blakeman

Lodger

Single

25

1856

Oldham, Lancashire, England

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