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Household of James Ledger (born 1835)

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 Ledger and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Ledger, born in 1835 in , consisted of 11 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Ledger, born in 1834 in Ireland. They had 5 children; Edward (born 1862 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), James (born 1864 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), John (born 1866 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), Annie (born 1868 in St Helens, Lancashire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1873 in St Helens, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Sister In Law, Ann (born 1844 in Ireland), James's Mother In Law, Mary (born 1811 in Ireland), James's Boarder, James (born 1851 in Ireland) and James's Boarder, John (born 1845 in Ireland).


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James Ledger's household

Male

James

Ledger

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Ledger

Wife
Male

Edward

Ledger

Son
Male

James

Ledger

Son
Male

John

Ledger

Son
Female

Annie

Ledger

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Ledger

Daughter
Female

Ann

Lennon

Sister In Law
Female

Mary

Lennon

Mother In Law
Male

James

Rice

Boarder
Male

John

Hough

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Ledger
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Ireland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Ledger

Head

Married

46

1835

Ireland

Elizabeth

Ledger

Wife

Married

47

1834

Ireland

Edward

Ledger

Son

Single

19

1862

St Helens, Lancashire, England

James

Ledger

Son

Single

17

1864

St Helens, Lancashire, England

John

Ledger

Son

Single

15

1866

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Annie

Ledger

Daughter

Single

13

1868

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Ledger

Daughter

Single

8

1873

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Ann

Lennon

Sister In Law

Single

37

1844

Ireland

Mary

Lennon

Mother In Law

Widow

70

1811

Ireland

James

Rice

Boarder

Single

30

1851

Ireland

John

Hough

Boarder

Single

36

1845

Ireland

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