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Household of James Singleton (born 1846, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Preston, 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 Singleton and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Singleton, born in 1846 in Broughton, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Sarah Singleton, born in 1843 in Preston, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Mary A (born 1871 in Preston, Lancashire, England), George (born 1872 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Robert (born 1874 in Preston, Lancashire, England) and Ann (born 1875 in Preston, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Catherine Cowley, born in 1857 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England.


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James Singleton's household

Male

James

Singleton

Head
Female

Sarah

Singleton

Wife
Female

Mary A

Singleton

Daughter
Male

George

Singleton

Son
Male

Robert

Singleton

Son
Female

Ann

Singleton

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Cowley

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

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Singleton

Head

Married

35

1846

Broughton, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Singleton

Wife

Married

38

1843

Preston, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Singleton

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Preston, Lancashire, England

George

Singleton

Son

Single

9

1872

Preston, Lancashire, England

Robert

Singleton

Son

Single

7

1874

Preston, Lancashire, England

Ann

Singleton

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Preston, Lancashire, England

Catherine

Cowley

Servant

Single

24

1857

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

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