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Household of James Skeldon (born 1827, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Congleton, 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 Skeldon and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Skeldon, born in 1827 in Sandbach, Cheshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Skeldon, born in 1823 in Sandbach, Cheshire, England. They had 1 child; Martha, born 1851 in Sandbach, Cheshire, England. They had 3 grandchildren; Arthur (born 1871 in Sandbach, Cheshire, England), John Jas (born 1873 in Sandbach, Cheshire, England) and Peter (born 1877 in Denton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Adopted Son, Charles Hy (born 1863 in Sandbach, Cheshire, England) and James's Son In Law, John (born 1851 in Sandbach, Cheshire, England).


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James Skeldon's household

Male

James

Skeldon

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Skeldon

Wife
Male

Charles Hy

Kent

Adopted Son
Male

John

Booth

Son In Law
Female

Martha

Booth

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Skeldon

Grand Son
Male

John Jas

Skeldon

Grand Son
Male

Peter

Skeldon

Grand Son
First name(s) James
Last name Skeldon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Sandbach, Cheshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Skeldon

Head

Married

54

1827

Sandbach, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Skeldon

Wife

Married

58

1823

Sandbach, Cheshire, England

Charles Hy

Kent

Adopted Son

Single

18

1863

Sandbach, Cheshire, England

John

Booth

Son In Law

Married

30

1851

Sandbach, Cheshire, England

Martha

Booth

Daughter

Married

30

1851

Sandbach, Cheshire, England

Arthur

Skeldon

Grand Son

Single

10

1871

Sandbach, Cheshire, England

John Jas

Skeldon

Grand Son

Single

8

1873

Sandbach, Cheshire, England

Peter

Skeldon

Grand Son

Single

4

1877

Denton, Lancashire, England

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