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Household of James Hesketh (born 1846, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Derby, 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 Hesketh and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Hesketh, born in 1846 in Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Hesketh, born in 1848 in Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Alice (born 1872 in West Derby, Lancashire, England), Martha (born 1875 in West Derby, Lancashire, England), George (born 1878 in West Derby, Lancashire, England), William (born 1879 in West Derby, Lancashire, England), Margaret Elizabeth (born 1880 in West Derby, Lancashire, England) and James (born 1881 in West Derby, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Visitor, Hannah Williams, born in 1860 in Cheshire, England.


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James Hesketh's household

Male

James

Hesketh

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Hesketh

Wife
Female

Alice

Hesketh

Daughter
Female

Martha

Hesketh

Daughter
Male

George

Hesketh

Son
Male

William

Hesketh

Son
Female

Margaret Elizabeth

Hesketh

Daughter
Male

James

Hesketh

Son
Female

Hannah

Williams

Visitor
First name(s) James
Last name Hesketh
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Hesketh

Head

Married

35

1846

Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Hesketh

Wife

Married

33

1848

Lancashire, England

Alice

Hesketh

Daughter

Single

9

1872

West Derby, Lancashire, England

Martha

Hesketh

Daughter

Single

6

1875

West Derby, Lancashire, England

George

Hesketh

Son

Single

3

1878

West Derby, Lancashire, England

William

Hesketh

Son

Single

2

1879

West Derby, Lancashire, England

Margaret Elizabeth

Hesketh

Daughter

Single

1

1880

West Derby, Lancashire, England

James

Hesketh

Son

Single

0

1881

West Derby, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Williams

Visitor

Single

21

1860

Cheshire, England

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