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Household of James Houghton (born 1836, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leeds, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 Houghton and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Houghton, born in 1836 in Salford, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Houghton, born in 1842 in Blakeley, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; William (born 1861 in Salford, Lancashire, England), Ellen (born 1867 in Salford, Lancashire, England), Samuel (born 1872 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Amos (born 1874 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Elizabeth (born 1870 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England) and Mary (born 1877 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Boarder Head, James Charlston, born in 1846 in Lancashire, England.


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James Houghton's household

Male

James

Houghton

Head
Female

Mary

Houghton

Wife
Male

William

Houghton

Son
Female

Ellen

Houghton

Daughter
Male

Samuel

Houghton

Son
Male

Amos

Houghton

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Houghton

Daughter
Female

Mary

Houghton

Daughter
Male

James

Charlston

Boarder Head
First name(s) James
Last name Houghton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Salford, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Houghton

Head

Married

45

1836

Salford, Lancashire, England

Mary

Houghton

Wife

Married

39

1842

Blakeley, Lancashire, England

William

Houghton

Son

Single

20

1861

Salford, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Houghton

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Salford, Lancashire, England

Samuel

Houghton

Son

Single

9

1872

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Amos

Houghton

Son

Single

7

1874

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Houghton

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Houghton

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

James

Charlston

Boarder Head

Single

35

1846

Lancashire, England

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