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Household of James Howard (born 1841, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Howard, born in 1841 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jane Howard, born in 1840 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, England. They had 4 children; Elizabeth H (born 1865 in Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1866 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England), Louisa (born 1872 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England) and Joe (born 1874 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Step Father, Samuel (born 1816 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England), James's Wife Mother, Elizabeth (born 1815 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England) and James's Lodger, John (born 1852 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England).


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James Howard's household

Male

James

Howard

Head
Female

Jane

Howard

Wife
Female

Elizabeth H

Howard

Daughter
Female

Mary

Howard

Daughter
Female

Louisa

Howard

Daughter
Male

Joe

Howard

Son
Male

Samuel

Howard

Step Father
Female

Elizabeth

Howard

Wife Mother
Male

John

Hilton

Lodger
First name(s) James
Last name Howard
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Howard

Head

Married

40

1841

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Jane

Howard

Wife

Married

41

1840

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth H

Howard

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Lancashire, England

Mary

Howard

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Louisa

Howard

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Joe

Howard

Son

Single

7

1874

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Samuel

Howard

Step Father

Married

65

1816

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Howard

Wife Mother

Married

66

1815

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

John

Hilton

Lodger

-

29

1852

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

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