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Household of Jane Furness (born 1842, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, 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.

Jane Furness and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Jane Furness, born in 1842 in Haslingden, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. Jane was the head of the household, widow. She had 8 children; Elizabeth (born 1863 in Darwen, Lancashire, England), Mary J (born 1864 in Darwen, Lancashire, England), Benjamin (born 1866 in Darwen, Lancashire, England), Alice (born 1870 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1872 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Frank (born 1874 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), James (born 1876 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and David (born 1878 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Jane's Niece, Betsy Kirkham, born in 1858 in Bolton, Lancashire, England.


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Jane Furness's household

Female

Jane

Furness

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Furness

Daughter
Female

Mary J

Furness

Daughter
Male

Benjamin

Furness

Son
Female

Alice

Furness

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Furness

Son
Male

Frank

Furness

Son
Male

James

Furness

Son
Male

David

Furness

Son
Female

Betsy

Kirkham

Niece
First name(s) Jane
Last name Furness
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Haslingden, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Jane

Furness

Head

Widow

39

1842

Haslingden, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Furness

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Darwen, Lancashire, England

Mary J

Furness

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Darwen, Lancashire, England

Benjamin

Furness

Son

Single

15

1866

Darwen, Lancashire, England

Alice

Furness

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Furness

Son

Single

9

1872

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Frank

Furness

Son

Single

7

1874

Manchester, Lancashire, England

James

Furness

Son

Single

5

1876

Manchester, Lancashire, England

David

Furness

Son

Single

3

1878

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Betsy

Kirkham

Niece

Single

23

1858

Bolton, Lancashire, England

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