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Household of John Armstrong (born 1833, Derbyshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birkenhead, Cheshire, 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 Armstrong and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Armstrong, born in 1833 in Derbyshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Armstrong, born in 1831 in Cheswardine, Shropshire, England. They had 3 children; John H (born 1859 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), Mary (born 1861 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England) and Beatrice (born 1867 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Lodger, Albert (born 1861 in Cheshire, England), John's Lodger, John (born 1835 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and John's Lodgers Daughter, Elizabeth (born 1871 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).


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John Armstrong's household

Male

John

Armstrong

Head
Female

Sarah

Armstrong

Wife
Male

John H

Armstrong

Son
Female

Mary

Armstrong

Daughter
Female

Beatrice

Armstrong

Daughter
Male

Albert

Leicester

Lodger
Male

John

Rawland

Lodger
Female

Elizabeth

Rawland

Lodgers Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Armstrong
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Derbyshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Armstrong

Head

Married

48

1833

Derbyshire, England

Sarah

Armstrong

Wife

Married

50

1831

Cheswardine, Shropshire, England

John H

Armstrong

Son

Single

22

1859

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Mary

Armstrong

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Beatrice

Armstrong

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Albert

Leicester

Lodger

Single

20

1861

Cheshire, England

John

Rawland

Lodger

Widower

46

1835

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Rawland

Lodgers Daughter

Single

10

1871

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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