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Household of James Howard (born 1855, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, 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 Howard and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Howard, born in 1855 in Ashton, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Alice J Howard, born in 1854 in Ashton, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Charlotte A (born 1874 in Ashton, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1876 in Ashton, Lancashire, England), Ester (born 1878 in Stalybridge, Lancashire, England) and Robert (born 1880 in Newport, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Mother In Law, Jane (born 1829 in Ashton, Lancashire, England) and James's -, Mabel (born 1881 in Ashton, Lancashire, England).


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James Howard's household

Male

James

Howard

Head
Female

Alice J

Howard

Wife
Female

Charlotte A

Howard

Daughter
Female

Mary

Howard

Daughter
Female

Ester

Howard

Daughter
Female

Jane

Dean

Mother In Law
Female

Mabel

Griffiths

-
Male

Robert

Howard

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Howard
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Ashton, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Howard

Head

Married

26

1855

Ashton, Lancashire, England

Alice J

Howard

Wife

Married

27

1854

Ashton, Lancashire, England

Charlotte A

Howard

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Ashton, Lancashire, England

Mary

Howard

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Ashton, Lancashire, England

Ester

Howard

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Stalybridge, Lancashire, England

Jane

Dean

Mother In Law

Widow

52

1829

Ashton, Lancashire, England

Mabel

Griffiths

-

Single

0

1881

Ashton, Lancashire, England

Robert

Howard

Son

Single

1

1880

Newport, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England

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