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Household of James Wood (born 1845, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, 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 Wood and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Wood, born in 1845 in Mossley, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Ann Wood, born in 1848 in Mossley, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Jessie (born 1871 in Mossley, Lancashire, England), Herbert (born 1873 in Mossley, Lancashire, England) and Harry (born 1876 in Mossley, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Lodger, Elizabeth Harly, born in 1865 in Mossley, Lancashire, England.


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James Wood's household

Male

James

Wood

Head
Female

Ann

Wood

Wife
Male

Jessie

Wood

Son
Male

Herbert

Wood

Son
Male

Harry

Wood

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Harly

Lodger
First name(s) James
Last name Wood
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Mossley, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Wood

Head

Married

36

1845

Mossley, Lancashire, England

Ann

Wood

Wife

Married

33

1848

Mossley, Lancashire, England

Jessie

Wood

Son

Single

10

1871

Mossley, Lancashire, England

Herbert

Wood

Son

Single

8

1873

Mossley, Lancashire, England

Harry

Wood

Son

Single

5

1876

Mossley, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Harly

Lodger

Single

16

1865

Mossley, Lancashire, England

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