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Household of James Postlethwaite (born 1841, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barrow in Furness, 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 Postlethwaite and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Postlethwaite, born in 1841 in Hawcoat, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Eliza Postlethwaite, born in 1843 in Bootle, Cumberland, England. They had 8 children; Eliza (born 1868 in Barrow, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1869 in Barrow, Lancashire, England), James (born 1871 in Barrow, Lancashire, England), Robert (born 1874 in Barrow in Furness, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1876 in Barrow in Furness, Lancashire, England), Richard G (born 1878 in Barrow in Furness, Lancashire, England), John E (born 1879 in Barrow in Furness, Lancashire, England) and Margaret (born 1880 in Barrow in Furness, Lancashire, England).


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James Postlethwaite's household

Male

James

Postlethwaite

Head
Female

Eliza

Postlethwaite

Wife
Female

Eliza

Postlethwaite

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Postlethwaite

Son
Male

James

Postlethwaite

Son
Male

Robert

Postlethwaite

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Postlethwaite

Daughter
Male

Richard G

Postlethwaite

Son
Male

John E

Postlethwaite

Son
Female

Margaret

Postlethwaite

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Postlethwaite
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Hawcoat, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Postlethwaite

Head

Married

40

1841

Hawcoat, Lancashire, England

Eliza

Postlethwaite

Wife

Married

38

1843

Bootle, Cumberland, England

Eliza

Postlethwaite

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Barrow, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Postlethwaite

Son

Single

12

1869

Barrow, Lancashire, England

James

Postlethwaite

Son

Single

10

1871

Barrow, Lancashire, England

Robert

Postlethwaite

Son

Single

7

1874

Barrow in Furness, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Postlethwaite

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Barrow in Furness, Lancashire, England

Richard G

Postlethwaite

Son

Single

3

1878

Barrow in Furness, Lancashire, England

John E

Postlethwaite

Son

Single

2

1879

Barrow in Furness, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Postlethwaite

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Barrow in Furness, Lancashire, England

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