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Household of James Metcalfe (born 1846, Lancashire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Metcalfe, born in 1846 in Caton, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Sarah Metcalfe, born in 1852 in Caton, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Agnes (born 1866 in Caton, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1866 in Caton, Lancashire, England), John (born 1871 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England), Mary J (born 1875 in Salford, Lancashire, England), Sarah S (born 1877 in Salford, Lancashire, England) and Robert (born 1881 in Salford, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Boarder, John Carter, born in 1853 in Salford, Lancashire, England.


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James Metcalfe's household

Male

James

Metcalfe

Head
Female

Sarah

Metcalfe

Wife
Female

Agnes

Metcalfe

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Metcalfe

Daughter
Male

John

Metcalfe

Son
Female

Mary J

Metcalfe

Daughter
Female

Sarah S

Metcalfe

Daughter
Male

Robert

Metcalfe

Son
Male

John

Carter

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Metcalfe
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Caton, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Metcalfe

Head

Married

35

1846

Caton, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Metcalfe

Wife

Married

29

1852

Caton, Lancashire, England

Agnes

Metcalfe

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Caton, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Metcalfe

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Caton, Lancashire, England

John

Metcalfe

Son

Single

10

1871

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Mary J

Metcalfe

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Salford, Lancashire, England

Sarah S

Metcalfe

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Salford, Lancashire, England

Robert

Metcalfe

Son

Single

0

1881

Salford, Lancashire, England

John

Carter

Boarder

Single

28

1853

Salford, Lancashire, England

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