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Household of James Harrison (born 1833, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prescot, 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 Harrison and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Harrison, born in 1833 in Davyhulme, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Harrison, born in 1824 in Woolston, Lancashire, England. They had 1 child; John T, born 1863 in Widnes, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were James's Boarder, James (born 1843 in Scotland), James's Prisoner, Thomas (born 1849 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), James's Prisoner, William (born 1865 in St Helens, Lancashire, England) and James's Prisoner, Cecilia (born 1866 in Scotland).


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James Harrison's household

Male

James

Harrison

Head
Female

Mary

Harrison

Wife
Male

John T

Harrison

Son
Male

James

Wood

Boarder
Male

Thomas

Appleton

Prisoner
Male

William

Priestley

Prisoner
Female

Cecilia

Weir

Prisoner
First name(s) James
Last name Harrison
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Davyhulme, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Harrison

Head

Married

48

1833

Davyhulme, Lancashire, England

Mary

Harrison

Wife

Married

57

1824

Woolston, Lancashire, England

John T

Harrison

Son

Single

18

1863

Widnes, Lancashire, England

James

Wood

Boarder

Single

38

1843

Scotland

Thomas

Appleton

Prisoner

Single

32

1849

Wigan, Lancashire, England

William

Priestley

Prisoner

Single

16

1865

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Cecilia

Weir

Prisoner

Single

15

1866

Scotland

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