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Household of James Mason (born 1829, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rochdale, 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 Mason and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Mason, born in 1829 in Ripponden, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Ellis Mason, born in 1862 in Ripponden, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; Ellis (born 1862 in Ripponden, Yorkshire, England) and Fred (born 1865 in Ripponden, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Son In Law Lodger, William (born 1846 in Littleborough, Lancashire, England), James's Daughter Lodger, Ann (born 1847 in Ripponden, Yorkshire, England), James's Grand Daughter Lodger, Annie (born 1874 in Littleborough, Lancashire, England), James's Grand Daughter Lodger, Bertha (born 1877 in Littleborough, Lancashire, England), James's Grand Daughter Lodger, Lucy (born 1880 in Littleborough, Lancashire, England) and James's Grand Son Lodger, Joseph (born 1863 in Littleborough, Lancashire, England).


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James Mason's household

Male

James

Mason

Head
Male

Ellis

Mason

Son
Male

Fred

Mason

Son
Male

William

Butterworth

Son In Law Lodger
Female

Ann

Butterworth

Daughter Lodger
Female

Annie

Butterworth

Grand Daughter Lodger
Female

Bertha

Butterworth

Grand Daughter Lodger
Female

Lucy

Butterworth

Grand Daughter Lodger
Male

Joseph

Butterworth

Grand Son Lodger
First name(s) James
Last name Mason
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Ripponden, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Mason

Head

Married

52

1829

Ripponden, Yorkshire, England

Ellis

Mason

Son

Single

19

1862

Ripponden, Yorkshire, England

Fred

Mason

Son

Single

16

1865

Ripponden, Yorkshire, England

William

Butterworth

Son In Law Lodger

Married

35

1846

Littleborough, Lancashire, England

Ann

Butterworth

Daughter Lodger

Married

34

1847

Ripponden, Yorkshire, England

Annie

Butterworth

Grand Daughter Lodger

Single

7

1874

Littleborough, Lancashire, England

Bertha

Butterworth

Grand Daughter Lodger

Single

4

1877

Littleborough, Lancashire, England

Lucy

Butterworth

Grand Daughter Lodger

Single

1

1880

Littleborough, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Butterworth

Grand Son Lodger

Single

18

1863

Littleborough, Lancashire, England

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