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Household of James H Openshaw (born 1844, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bury, 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 H Openshaw and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James H Openshaw, born in 1844 in Bury, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. James H was the head of the household, married to Susannah Openshaw, born in 1848 in Bury, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Mary A (born 1872 in Bury, Lancashire, England), James N (born 1873 in Bury, Lancashire, England), Bertha (born 1875 in Bury, Lancashire, England), Hilda (born 1877 in Bury, Lancashire, England) and Edith N (born 1879 in Bury, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James H's Servant, Sarah (born 1853 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), James H's Servant, Jessie (born 1862 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and James H's Servant, Charlotte (born 1843 in Ashton, Northamptonshire, England).


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James H Openshaw's household

Male

James H

Openshaw

Head
Female

Susannah

Openshaw

Wife
Female

Mary A

Openshaw

Daughter
Male

James N

Openshaw

Son
Female

Bertha

Openshaw

Daughter
Female

Hilda

Openshaw

Daughter
Female

Edith N

Openshaw

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Wilde

Servant
Female

Jessie

Wilde

Servant
Female

Charlotte

Lymath

Servant
First name(s) James H
Last name Openshaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Bury, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James H

Openshaw

Head

Married

37

1844

Bury, Lancashire, England

Susannah

Openshaw

Wife

Married

33

1848

Bury, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Openshaw

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Bury, Lancashire, England

James N

Openshaw

Son

Single

8

1873

Bury, Lancashire, England

Bertha

Openshaw

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Bury, Lancashire, England

Hilda

Openshaw

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Bury, Lancashire, England

Edith N

Openshaw

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Bury, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Wilde

Servant

Single

28

1853

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Jessie

Wilde

Servant

Single

19

1862

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Charlotte

Lymath

Servant

Single

38

1843

Ashton, Northamptonshire, England

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