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Household of James Newton (born 1847, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Macclesfield, Cheshire, 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 Newton and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Newton, born in 1847 in Liverpool, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Sarah Newton, born in 1845 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Ellen (born 1875 in Woodford, Cheshire, England), James (born 1879 in Woodford, Cheshire, England) and Alfred (born 1881 in Woodford, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Mother, Ellen (born 1812 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and James's Assistant, Margaret (born 1860 in Woodford, Cheshire, England).


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James Newton's household

Male

James

Newton

Head
Female

Sarah

Newton

Wife
Female

Ellen

Newton

Daughter
Male

James

Newton

Son
Male

Alfred

Newton

Son
Female

Ellen

Newton

Mother
Female

Margaret

Kelsall

Assistant
First name(s) James
Last name Newton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Newton

Head

Married

34

1847

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Newton

Wife

Married

36

1845

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Newton

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Woodford, Cheshire, England

James

Newton

Son

Single

2

1879

Woodford, Cheshire, England

Alfred

Newton

Son

Single

0

1881

Woodford, Cheshire, England

Ellen

Newton

Mother

Widow

69

1812

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Kelsall

Assistant

Single

21

1860

Woodford, Cheshire, England

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