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Household of James Earnshaw (born 1808, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rochdale, 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 Earnshaw and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Earnshaw, born in 1808 in Blackshaw Head, Yorkshire, consisted of 5 members. James was the head of the household, married to Betty Earnshaw, born in 1817 in Yorkshire, England. They had 1 child; Sarah A, born 1859 in Whitworth, Lancashire, England. They had 1 grandchild; James, born 1880 in Shawforth, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was James's Son In Law, William Johnson, born in 1859 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England.


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James Earnshaw's household

Male

James

Earnshaw

Head
Female

Betty

Earnshaw

Wife
Male

William

Johnson

Son In Law
Female

Sarah A

Johnson

Daughter
Male

James

Johnson

Grand Son
First name(s) James
Last name Earnshaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 73
Birth year 1808
Birth place Blackshaw Head, Yorkshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Earnshaw

Head

Married

73

1808

Blackshaw Head, Yorkshire, England

Betty

Earnshaw

Wife

Married

64

1817

Yorkshire, England

William

Johnson

Son In Law

Married

22

1859

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Sarah A

Johnson

Daughter

Married

22

1859

Whitworth, Lancashire, England

James

Johnson

Grand Son

Single

1

1880

Shawforth, Lancashire, England

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