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Household of James Hitchen (born 1847, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, Cheshire, 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 Hitchen and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Hitchen, born in 1847 in Darwen, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Hannah Hitchen, born in 1845 in Cheshire, England. They had 3 children; Martha A (born 1873 in Cheshire, England), James (born 1877 in Cheshire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1881 in Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Moth In Law, Martha (born 1820 in Cheshire, England), James's Father, Thomas (born 1821 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), James's Fathers Son, Henry (born 1861 in Moston, Lancashire, England) and James's Fathers Son, Enoch (born 1863 in Moston, Lancashire, England).


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James Hitchen's household

Male

James

Hitchen

Head
Female

Hannah

Hitchen

Wife
Female

Martha A

Hitchen

Daughter
Male

James

Hitchen

Son
Female

Martha

Kelsall

Moth In Law
Male

Thomas

Hitchen

Father
Male

Henry

Hitchen

Fathers Son
Male

Enoch

Hitchen

Fathers Son
Female

Elizabeth

Hitchen

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Hitchen
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Darwen, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Hitchen

Head

Married

34

1847

Darwen, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Hitchen

Wife

Married

36

1845

Cheshire, England

Martha A

Hitchen

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Cheshire, England

James

Hitchen

Son

Single

4

1877

Cheshire, England

Martha

Kelsall

Moth In Law

Widow

61

1820

Cheshire, England

Thomas

Hitchen

Father

Married

60

1821

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Henry

Hitchen

Fathers Son

Single

20

1861

Moston, Lancashire, England

Enoch

Hitchen

Fathers Son

Single

18

1863

Moston, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Hitchen

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Cheshire, England

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