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Household of James Widdowson (born 1813, Nottinghamshire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Widdowson, born in 1813 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Widdowson, born in 1821 in Dublin, Dublin, Ireland. They had 4 children; Peter (born 1858 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Ann (born 1861 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Ellen (born 1863 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) and James (born 1865 in Oldham, Lancashire, England). They had 2 grandchildren; Sarah A (born 1866 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) and Clara (born 1869 in Oldham, Lancashire, England).


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James Widdowson's household

Male

James

Widdowson

Head
Female

Margaret

Widdowson

Wife
Male

Peter

Widdowson

Son
Female

Ann

Widdowson

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Widdowson

Daughter
Male

James

Widdowson

Son
Female

Sarah A

Mitton

Grand Daughter
Female

Clara

Mitton

Grand Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Widdowson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 68
Birth year 1813
Birth place Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Widdowson

Head

Married

68

1813

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England

Margaret

Widdowson

Wife

Married

60

1821

Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

Peter

Widdowson

Son

Single

23

1858

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Ann

Widdowson

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Widdowson

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Oldham, Lancashire, England

James

Widdowson

Son

Single

16

1865

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Sarah A

Mitton

Grand Daughter

Single

15

1866

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Clara

Mitton

Grand Daughter

Single

12

1869

Oldham, Lancashire, England

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