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Household of James Houghton (born 1839, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheffield, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Houghton, born in 1839 in Stockport, Cheshire, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Houghton, born in 1841 in Rotherham, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Mary A (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Maria (born 1872 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Elizabeth (born 1877 in Larbert, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and Alice (born 1879 in Larbert, Stirlingshire, Scotland).


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James Houghton's household

Male

James

Houghton

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Houghton

Wife
Female

Mary A

Houghton

Daughter
Female

Maria

Houghton

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Houghton

Daughter
Female

Alice

Houghton

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Houghton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Stockport, Cheshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Houghton

Head

Married

42

1839

Stockport, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Houghton

Wife

Married

40

1841

Rotherham, Yorkshire, England

Mary A

Houghton

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Maria

Houghton

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Houghton

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Larbert, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Alice

Houghton

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Larbert, Stirlingshire, Scotland

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