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Household of Jane Wainwright (born 1837, Cheshire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Jane Wainwright, born in 1837 in Cheshire, consisted of 8 members. Jane was the head of the household, widow. She had 6 children; Martha A (born 1862 in Woodford, Cheshire, England), William (born 1866 in Gorton, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1868 in Gorton, Lancashire, England), Fanny (born 1870 in Gorton, Lancashire, England), Charles (born 1874 in Gorton, Lancashire, England) and Richard (born 1878 in Gorton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Jane's Lodger, James Kennedy, born in 1840 in Newton Heath, Lancashire, England.


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Jane Wainwright's household

Female

Jane

Wainwright

Head
Female

Martha A

Shaw

Daughter
Male

William

Shaw

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Fanny

Shaw

Daughter
Male

Charles

Shaw

Son
Male

Richard

Wainwright

Son
Male

James

Kennedy

Lodger
First name(s) Jane
Last name Wainwright
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Cheshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Jane

Wainwright

Head

Widow

44

1837

Cheshire, England

Martha A

Shaw

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Woodford, Cheshire, England

William

Shaw

Son

Single

15

1866

Gorton, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Shaw

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Gorton, Lancashire, England

Fanny

Shaw

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Gorton, Lancashire, England

Charles

Shaw

Son

Single

7

1874

Gorton, Lancashire, England

Richard

Wainwright

Son

Single

3

1878

Gorton, Lancashire, England

James

Kennedy

Lodger

Single

41

1840

Newton Heath, Lancashire, England

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