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Household of James Lancaster (born 1837, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prescot, 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 Lancaster and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Lancaster, born in 1837 in Parr, Lancashire, consisted of 11 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Lancaster, born in 1845 in Parr, Lancashire, England. They had 8 children; Margaret (born 1865 in Parr, Lancashire, England), Alice (born 1867 in Parr, Lancashire, England), Jane (born 1869 in Parr, Lancashire, England), Mary A (born 1872 in Parr, Lancashire, England), Martha (born 1874 in Parr, Lancashire, England), James (born 1876 in Parr, Lancashire, England), John (born 1878 in Parr, Lancashire, England) and Emily (born 1881 in Parr, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Lodger, Thomas Finney, born in 1859 in Prescot, Lancashire, England.


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James Lancaster's household

Male

James

Lancaster

Head
Female

Margaret

Lancaster

Wife
Female

Margaret

Lancaster

Daughter
Female

Alice

Lancaster

Daughter
Female

Jane

Lancaster

Daughter
Female

Mary A

Lancaster

Daughter
Female

Martha

Lancaster

Daughter
Male

James

Lancaster

Son
Male

John

Lancaster

Son
Female

Emily

Lancaster

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Finney

Lodger
First name(s) James
Last name Lancaster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Parr, Lancashire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Lancaster

Head

Married

44

1837

Parr, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Lancaster

Wife

Married

36

1845

Parr, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Lancaster

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Parr, Lancashire, England

Alice

Lancaster

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Parr, Lancashire, England

Jane

Lancaster

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Parr, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Lancaster

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Parr, Lancashire, England

Martha

Lancaster

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Parr, Lancashire, England

James

Lancaster

Son

Single

5

1876

Parr, Lancashire, England

John

Lancaster

Son

Single

3

1878

Parr, Lancashire, England

Emily

Lancaster

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Parr, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Finney

Lodger

Single

22

1859

Prescot, Lancashire, England

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