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Household of John Anson (born 1835, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, 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.

John Anson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Anson, born in 1835 in Sedgley, Staffordshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Anson, born in 1836 in Bolton, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Ann (born 1859 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1861 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Joseph (born 1865 in Bradford, Lancashire, England) and Fanny (born 1871 in Aston, Lancashire, England). They had 2 grandchildren; John Charles (born 1880 in Aspull, Lancashire, England) and Mary Jane (born 1881 in Aspull, Lancashire, England).


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John Anson's household

Male

John

Anson

Head
Female

Jane

Anson

Wife
Female

Ann

Anson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Anson

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Anson

Son
Female

Fanny

Anson

Daughter
Male

John Charles

Anson

Grand Son
Female

Mary Jane

Anson

Grand Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Anson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Sedgley, Staffordshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Anson

Head

Married

46

1835

Sedgley, Staffordshire, England

Jane

Anson

Wife

Married

45

1836

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Ann

Anson

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Anson

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Anson

Son

Single

16

1865

Bradford, Lancashire, England

Fanny

Anson

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Aston, Lancashire, England

John Charles

Anson

Grand Son

Single

1

1880

Aspull, Lancashire, England

Mary Jane

Anson

Grand Daughter

Single

0

1881

Aspull, Lancashire, England

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