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Household of James Mills (born 1823, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leigh, 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 Mills and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Mills, born in 1823 in Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, widower. He had 1 child; Mary J, born 1854 in Bedford, Lancashire, England. He had 2 grandchildren; Hannah B (born 1880 in Bedford, Lancashire, England) and Gertrude (born 1881 in Bedford, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Son In Law, Peter (born 1855 in Bedford, Lancashire, England) and James's Servant, Fanny (born 1865 in Bedford, Lancashire, England).


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James Mills's household

Male

James

Mills

Head
Male

Peter

Hayes

Son In Law
Female

Mary J

Hayes

Daughter
Female

Hannah B

Hayes

Grand Daughter
Female

Gertrude

Hayes

Grand Daughter
Female

Fanny

Peters

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Mills
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Mills

Head

Widower

58

1823

Lancashire, England

Peter

Hayes

Son In Law

Married

26

1855

Bedford, Lancashire, England

Mary J

Hayes

Daughter

Married

27

1854

Bedford, Lancashire, England

Hannah B

Hayes

Grand Daughter

Single

1

1880

Bedford, Lancashire, England

Gertrude

Hayes

Grand Daughter

Single

0

1881

Bedford, Lancashire, England

Fanny

Peters

Servant

Single

16

1865

Bedford, Lancashire, England

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