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Household of John Armstrong (born 1823, Lancashire)

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 Armstrong and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Armstrong, born in 1823 in Burscough, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Armstrong, born in 1828 in Ormskirk, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; George Alfred (born 1856 in Bispham, Lancashire, England), Mary Emma (born 1858 in Bispham, Lancashire, England), Sarah Harriet (born 1861 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Ada Margaret (born 1868 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Edward Thomas (born 1870 in Wigan, Lancashire, England) and Isabella (born 1872 in Wigan, Lancashire, England).


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John Armstrong's household

Male

John

Armstrong

Head
Female

Mary

Armstrong

Wife
Male

George Alfred

Armstrong

Son
Female

Mary Emma

Armstrong

Daughter
Female

Sarah Harriet

Armstrong

Daughter
Female

Ada Margaret

Armstrong

Daughter
Male

Edward Thomas

Armstrong

Son
Female

Isabella

Armstrong

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Armstrong
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Burscough, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Armstrong

Head

Married

58

1823

Burscough, Lancashire, England

Mary

Armstrong

Wife

Married

53

1828

Ormskirk, Lancashire, England

George Alfred

Armstrong

Son

Single

25

1856

Bispham, Lancashire, England

Mary Emma

Armstrong

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Bispham, Lancashire, England

Sarah Harriet

Armstrong

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Ada Margaret

Armstrong

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Edward Thomas

Armstrong

Son

Single

11

1870

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Isabella

Armstrong

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Wigan, Lancashire, England

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