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Household of James Pennington (born 1847, Lancashire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Pennington, born in 1847 in Pemberton, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jane Pennington, born in 1850 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Mary (born 1872 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England), Ellen (born 1875 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England) and Alice Ann (born 1880 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Mother In Law, Ellen Richardson, born in 1815 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England.


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James Pennington's household

Male

James

Pennington

Head
Female

Jane

Pennington

Wife
Female

Mary

Pennington

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Pennington

Daughter
Female

Alice Ann

Pennington

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Richardson

Mother In Law
First name(s) James
Last name Pennington
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Pennington

Head

Married

34

1847

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Jane

Pennington

Wife

Married

31

1850

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Mary

Pennington

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Pennington

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Alice Ann

Pennington

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Richardson

Mother In Law

Married

66

1815

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

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