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Household of James W Beswick (born 1845, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wolstanton, Staffordshire, 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 W Beswick and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James W Beswick, born in 1845 in Tunstall, Staffordshire, consisted of 10 members. James W was the head of the household, married to Esther A Beswick, born in 1854 in Norton, Staffordshire, England. They had 6 children; John (born 1869 in Wolstanton, Staffordshire, England), Elizabeth (born 1871 in Wolstanton, Staffordshire, England), Rachel (born 1876 in Wolstanton, Staffordshire, England), Robert (born 1877 in Wolstanton, Staffordshire, England), William (born 1879 in Wolstanton, Staffordshire, England) and James W (born 1881 in Wolstanton, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James W's Visitor, Maud (born 1875 in Audley, Staffordshire, England) and James W's Servant, Esther A (born 1865 in Hawarden, Flintshire, Wales).


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James W Beswick's household

Male

James W

Beswick

Head
Female

Esther A

Beswick

Wife
Male

John

Beswick

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Beswick

Daughter
Female

Rachel

Beswick

Daughter
Male

Robert

Beswick

Son
Male

William

Beswick

Son
Male

James W

Beswick

Son
Female

Maud

Harding

Visitor
Female

Esther A

Taylor

Servant
First name(s) James W
Last name Beswick
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Tunstall, Staffordshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James W

Beswick

Head

Married

36

1845

Tunstall, Staffordshire, England

Esther A

Beswick

Wife

Married

27

1854

Norton, Staffordshire, England

John

Beswick

Son

Single

12

1869

Wolstanton, Staffordshire, England

Elizabeth

Beswick

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Wolstanton, Staffordshire, England

Rachel

Beswick

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Wolstanton, Staffordshire, England

Robert

Beswick

Son

Single

4

1877

Wolstanton, Staffordshire, England

William

Beswick

Son

Single

2

1879

Wolstanton, Staffordshire, England

James W

Beswick

Son

Single

0

1881

Wolstanton, Staffordshire, England

Maud

Harding

Visitor

Single

6

1875

Audley, Staffordshire, England

Esther A

Taylor

Servant

Single

16

1865

Hawarden, Flintshire, Wales

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