Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of John Arkwright (born 1838, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prescot, Lancashire, England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 Arkwright and 4 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of John Arkwright, born in 1838 in Ashton, Lancashire, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Arkwright, born in 1839 in Eccleston, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Mary (born 1866 in Upholland, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1869 in Upholland, Lancashire, England) and Joseph (born 1872 in Upholland, Lancashire, England).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

John Arkwright's household

Male

John

Arkwright

Head
Female

Margaret

Arkwright

Wife
Female

Mary

Arkwright

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Arkwright

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Arkwright

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Arkwright
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Ashton, Lancashire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Arkwright

Head

Married

43

1838

Ashton, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Arkwright

Wife

Married

42

1839

Eccleston, Lancashire, England

Mary

Arkwright

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Upholland, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Arkwright

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Upholland, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Arkwright

Son

Single

9

1872

Upholland, Lancashire, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of John Arkwright in Prescot in 1881, and follow the Arkwright family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for John Arkwright

We’ve found John Arkwright in 8 family trees. Find out more about John Arkwright's household and view the Arkwright family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census