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Household of James Moorcroft (born 1846, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Derby, 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 Moorcroft and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Moorcroft, born in 1846 in Clitheroe, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Maria Moorcroft, born in 1841 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; James E (born 1869 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Harold (born 1871 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth A (born 1873 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Norman J (born 1877 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and Irene M (born 1878 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Emma Bond, born in 1857 in Shepshed, Leicestershire, England.


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James Moorcroft's household

Male

James

Moorcroft

Head
Female

Maria

Moorcroft

Wife
Male

James E

Moorcroft

Son
Male

Harold

Moorcroft

Son
Female

Elizabeth A

Moorcroft

Daughter
Male

Norman J

Moorcroft

Son
Female

Irene M

Moorcroft

Daughter
Female

Emma

Bond

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Moorcroft
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Clitheroe, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Moorcroft

Head

Married

35

1846

Clitheroe, Lancashire, England

Maria

Moorcroft

Wife

Married

40

1841

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

James E

Moorcroft

Son

Single

12

1869

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Harold

Moorcroft

Son

Single

10

1871

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth A

Moorcroft

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Norman J

Moorcroft

Son

Single

4

1877

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Irene M

Moorcroft

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Emma

Bond

Servant

Single

24

1857

Shepshed, Leicestershire, England

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