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Household of James Formby (born 1844, Lancashire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Formby, born in 1844 in Formby, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Formby, born in 1849 in Scarisbrick, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Jane G (born 1869 in Formby, Lancashire, England), John (born 1871 in Formby, Lancashire, England), James (born 1873 in Formby, Lancashire, England), Agnes (born 1875 in Formby, Lancashire, England), Edward (born 1878 in Formby, Lancashire, England) and Emma (born 1880 in Formby, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Mother, Jane Formby, born in 1799 in North Meols, Lancashire, England.


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James Formby's household

Male

James

Formby

Head
Female

Mary

Formby

Wife
Female

Jane G

Formby

Daughter
Male

John

Formby

Son
Male

James

Formby

Son
Female

Agnes

Formby

Daughter
Male

Edward

Formby

Son
Female

Emma

Formby

Daughter
Female

Jane

Formby

Mother
First name(s) James
Last name Formby
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Formby, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Formby

Head

Married

37

1844

Formby, Lancashire, England

Mary

Formby

Wife

Married

32

1849

Scarisbrick, Lancashire, England

Jane G

Formby

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Formby, Lancashire, England

John

Formby

Son

Single

10

1871

Formby, Lancashire, England

James

Formby

Son

Single

8

1873

Formby, Lancashire, England

Agnes

Formby

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Formby, Lancashire, England

Edward

Formby

Son

Single

3

1878

Formby, Lancashire, England

Emma

Formby

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Formby, Lancashire, England

Jane

Formby

Mother

Widow

82

1799

North Meols, Lancashire, England

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