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Household of James Stephenson (born 1840, Lancashire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Stephenson, born in 1840 in Horwich, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary A Stephenson, born in 1841 in Chorley, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Mary E (born 1865 in Horwich, Lancashire, England), Joseph (born 1867 in Horwich, Lancashire, England), Sarah A (born 1869 in Horwich, Lancashire, England), James (born 1871 in Little Bolton, Lancashire, England) and John K (born 1877 in Pilkington, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Mother In Law, Ellen Kay, born in 1821 in Belmont, Lancashire, England.


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James Stephenson's household

Male

James

Stephenson

Head
Female

Mary A

Stephenson

Wife
Female

Mary E

Stephenson

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Stephenson

Son
Female

Sarah A

Stephenson

Daughter
Male

James

Stephenson

Son
Male

John K

Stephenson

Son
Female

Ellen

Kay

Mother In Law
First name(s) James
Last name Stephenson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Horwich, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Stephenson

Head

Married

41

1840

Horwich, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Stephenson

Wife

Married

40

1841

Chorley, Lancashire, England

Mary E

Stephenson

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Horwich, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Stephenson

Son

Single

14

1867

Horwich, Lancashire, England

Sarah A

Stephenson

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Horwich, Lancashire, England

James

Stephenson

Son

Single

10

1871

Little Bolton, Lancashire, England

John K

Stephenson

Son

Single

4

1877

Pilkington, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Kay

Mother In Law

Widow

60

1821

Belmont, Lancashire, England

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