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Household of James Middlehurst (born 1847, Lancashire)

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 Middlehurst and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Middlehurst, born in 1847 in Rainford, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jessie Middlehurst, born in 1841 in Scotland. They had 4 children; James C (born 1873 in Rainford, Lancashire, England), Jessie (born 1875 in Rainford, Lancashire, England), Jane (born 1878 in Rainford, Lancashire, England) and Margaret (born 1881 in Rainford, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Brother, Thomas (born 1852 in Rainford, Lancashire, England), James's Servant, Mary (born 1865 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), James's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1865 in St Helens, Lancashire, England) and James's Servant, Annie (born 1867 in St Helens, Lancashire, England).


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James Middlehurst's household

Male

James

Middlehurst

Head
Female

Jessie

Middlehurst

Wife
Male

James C

Middlehurst

Son
Female

Jessie

Middlehurst

Daughter
Female

Jane

Middlehurst

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Middlehurst

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Middlehurst

Brother
Female

Mary

Twist

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Corbett

Servant
Female

Annie

Mc Ellen

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Middlehurst
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Rainford, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Middlehurst

Head

Married

34

1847

Rainford, Lancashire, England

Jessie

Middlehurst

Wife

Married

40

1841

Scotland

James C

Middlehurst

Son

Single

8

1873

Rainford, Lancashire, England

Jessie

Middlehurst

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Rainford, Lancashire, England

Jane

Middlehurst

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Rainford, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Middlehurst

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Rainford, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Middlehurst

Brother

Married

29

1852

Rainford, Lancashire, England

Mary

Twist

Servant

Single

16

1865

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Corbett

Servant

Single

16

1865

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Annie

Mc Ellen

Servant

Single

14

1867

St Helens, Lancashire, England

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