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Household of James Hanson (born 1827, Lancashire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Hanson, born in 1827 in Burnley, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Hanson, born in 1842 in Preston, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Albert (born 1872 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), Edward (born 1873 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), Charles (born 1874 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), Margaret A (born 1877 in Burnley, Lancashire, England) and James (born 1880 in Burnley, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Boarder, Ratcliffe (born 1845 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and James's Lodger, Alfred (born 1858 in Burnley, Lancashire, England).


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James Hanson's household

Male

James

Hanson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Hanson

Wife
Male

Albert

Hanson

Son
Male

Edward

Hanson

Son
Male

Charles

Hanson

Son
Female

Margaret A

Hanson

Daughter
Male

James

Hanson

Son
Male

Ratcliffe

Hanson

Boarder
Male

Alfred

Duckworth

Lodger
First name(s) James
Last name Hanson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Burnley, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Hanson

Head

Married

54

1827

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Hanson

Wife

Married

39

1842

Preston, Lancashire, England

Albert

Hanson

Son

Single

9

1872

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Edward

Hanson

Son

Single

8

1873

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Charles

Hanson

Son

Single

7

1874

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Margaret A

Hanson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Burnley, Lancashire, England

James

Hanson

Son

Single

1

1880

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Ratcliffe

Hanson

Boarder

Single

36

1845

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Alfred

Duckworth

Lodger

Single

23

1858

Burnley, Lancashire, England

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