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Household of James Meadowcroft (born 1823, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barton upon Irwell, 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 Meadowcroft and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Meadowcroft, born in 1823 in Kidsgrove, Staffordshire, consisted of 5 members. James was the head of the household, married to Sarah Meadowcroft, born in 1840 in Eccles, Lancashire, England. They had 1 child; Mary E, born 1867 in Silverdale, Staffordshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were James's Mother In Law, Elizabeth (born 1812 in Eccles, Lancashire, England) and James's Boarder, Henry (born 1819 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).


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James Meadowcroft's household

Male

James

Meadowcroft

Head
Female

Sarah

Meadowcroft

Wife
Female

Mary E

Meadowcroft

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Cooke

Mother In Law
Male

Henry

Napier

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Meadowcroft
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Kidsgrove, Staffordshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Meadowcroft

Head

Married

58

1823

Kidsgrove, Staffordshire, England

Sarah

Meadowcroft

Wife

Married

41

1840

Eccles, Lancashire, England

Mary E

Meadowcroft

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Silverdale, Staffordshire, England

Elizabeth

Cooke

Mother In Law

Widow

69

1812

Eccles, Lancashire, England

Henry

Napier

Boarder

Widower

62

1819

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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