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Household of James Eccles (born 1858, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, 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 Eccles and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Eccles, born in 1858 in Over Darwen, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Maria Eccles, born in 1856 in Over Darwen, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Nancy (born 1879 in Over Darwen, Lancashire, England) and Rhoda (born 1881 in Over Darwen, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Mother In Law, Sophia (born 1833 in Edgeworth, Lancashire, England), James's Sister In Law, Mary (born 1850 in Edgeworth, Lancashire, England), James's Boarder, Sophia (born 1864 in Holcombe, Lancashire, England), James's Boarder, Jonathan (born 1865 in Holcombe, Lancashire, England) and James's Boarder, William (born 1869 in Holcombe, Lancashire, England).


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James Eccles's household

Male

James

Eccles

Head
Female

Maria

Eccles

Wife
Female

Nancy

Eccles

Daughter
Female

Rhoda

Eccles

Daughter
Female

Sophia

Yates

Mother In Law
Female

Mary

Entwistle

Sister In Law
Female

Sophia

Yates

Boarder
Male

Jonathan

Y Yates

Boarder
Male

William

Yates

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Eccles
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 23
Birth year 1858
Birth place Over Darwen, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Eccles

Head

Married

23

1858

Over Darwen, Lancashire, England

Maria

Eccles

Wife

Married

25

1856

Over Darwen, Lancashire, England

Nancy

Eccles

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Over Darwen, Lancashire, England

Rhoda

Eccles

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Over Darwen, Lancashire, England

Sophia

Yates

Mother In Law

Widow

48

1833

Edgeworth, Lancashire, England

Mary

Entwistle

Sister In Law

Single

31

1850

Edgeworth, Lancashire, England

Sophia

Yates

Boarder

Single

17

1864

Holcombe, Lancashire, England

Jonathan

Y Yates

Boarder

Single

16

1865

Holcombe, Lancashire, England

William

Yates

Boarder

Single

12

1869

Holcombe, Lancashire, England

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