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Household of James Mardsden (born 1842, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, 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 Mardsden and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Mardsden, born in 1842 in Holmfirth, Yorkshire, consisted of 12 members. James was the head of the household, married to Lois Mardsden, born in 1845 in Wigan, Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; Eunice (born 1866 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Walter (born 1872 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Bertha (born 1874 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Ellen H (born 1876 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Florence (born 1877 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Albert (born 1879 in Southport, Lancashire, England) and Sydney J (born 1880 in Standish, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Susannah S (born 1858 in Lancashire, England), James's Servant, Jane (born 1858 in Standish, Lancashire, England) and James's Servant, Annie (born 1864 in Barrow in Furness, Lancashire, England).


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James Mardsden's household

Male

James

Mardsden

Head
Female

Lois

Mardsden

Wife
Female

Eunice

Mardsden

Daughter
Male

Walter

Mardsden

Son
Female

Bertha

Mardsden

Daughter
Female

Ellen H

Mardsden

Daughter
Female

Florence

Mardsden

Daughter
Male

Albert

Mardsden

Son
Male

Sydney J

Mardsden

Son
Female

Susannah S

Todd

Servant
Female

Jane

Worthington

Servant
Female

Annie

Chapman

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Mardsden
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Holmfirth, Yorkshire, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Mardsden

Head

Married

39

1842

Holmfirth, Yorkshire, England

Lois

Mardsden

Wife

Married

36

1845

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Eunice

Mardsden

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Walter

Mardsden

Son

Single

9

1872

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Bertha

Mardsden

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Ellen H

Mardsden

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Florence

Mardsden

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Albert

Mardsden

Son

Single

2

1879

Southport, Lancashire, England

Sydney J

Mardsden

Son

Single

1

1880

Standish, Lancashire, England

Susannah S

Todd

Servant

Single

23

1858

Lancashire, England

Jane

Worthington

Servant

Single

23

1858

Standish, Lancashire, England

Annie

Chapman

Servant

Single

17

1864

Barrow in Furness, Lancashire, England

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