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Household of James Wharton (born 1807, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birkenhead, 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 Wharton and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Wharton, born in 1807 in Claughton, Cheshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Ann Wharton, born in 1828 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; John (born 1862 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), Mary A (born 1869 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), Elizabeth (born 1852 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), John (born 1862 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), John (born 1868 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and Alexander (born 1870 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Lodger Head, Hugh McCann, born in 1845 in Scotland.


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James Wharton's household

Male

James

Wharton

Head
Female

Ann

Wharton

Wife
Male

John

Wharton

Son
Female

Mary A

Wharton

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Wharton

Daughter
Male

John

Wharton

Son
Male

Hugh

McCann

Lodger Head
Male

John

McCann

Son
Male

Alexander

McCann

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Wharton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 74
Birth year 1807
Birth place Claughton, Cheshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Wharton

Head

Married

74

1807

Claughton, Cheshire, England

Ann

Wharton

Wife

Married

53

1828

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

John

Wharton

Son

Single

19

1862

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Mary A

Wharton

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Wharton

Daughter

Single

29

1852

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

John

Wharton

Son

Single

19

1862

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Hugh

McCann

Lodger Head

Widower

36

1845

Scotland

John

McCann

Son

Single

13

1868

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Alexander

McCann

Son

Single

11

1870

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

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