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Household of James Shaw Houghton (born 1839, 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 Shaw Houghton and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Shaw Houghton, born in 1839 in Liverpool, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. James Shaw was the head of the household, married to Annie E Houghton, born in 1841 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Mary J (born 1864 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Agnes (born 1866 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1869 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1871 in West Derby, Lancashire, England) and James E (born 1875 in West Derby, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James Shaw's Sister, Margaret (born 1831 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), James Shaw's Sister, Charlotte (born 1837 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and James Shaw's Nephew, Alfred (born 1863 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).


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James Shaw Houghton's household

Male

James Shaw

Houghton

Head
Female

Annie E

Houghton

Wife
Female

Mary J

Houghton

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Houghton

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Houghton

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Houghton

Daughter
Male

James E

Houghton

Son
Female

Margaret

Houghton

Sister
Female

Charlotte

Houghton

Sister
Male

Alfred

Houghton

Nephew
First name(s) James Shaw
Last name Houghton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James Shaw

Houghton

Head

Married

42

1839

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Annie E

Houghton

Wife

Married

40

1841

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Mary J

Houghton

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Agnes

Houghton

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Houghton

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Houghton

Daughter

Single

10

1871

West Derby, Lancashire, England

James E

Houghton

Son

Single

6

1875

West Derby, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Houghton

Sister

Single

50

1831

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Charlotte

Houghton

Sister

Married

44

1837

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Alfred

Houghton

Nephew

Single

18

1863

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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