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Household of John Bamford (born 1847, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bury, 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 Bamford and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Bamford, born in 1847 in Rochdale, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Martha Bamford, born in 1850 in Elton, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Lucy (born 1872 in Elton, Lancashire, England), Minnie (born 1873 in Elton, Lancashire, England), William (born 1875 in Elton, Lancashire, England), Thomas S (born 1877 in Elton, Lancashire, England) and George S (born 1880 in Elton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother, Betty (born 1825 in Haslingden, Lancashire, England) and John's Half Sister, Emma (born 1858 in Bury, Lancashire, England).


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John Bamford's household

Male

John

Bamford

Head
Female

Martha

Bamford

Wife
Female

Lucy

Bamford

Daughter
Female

Minnie

Bamford

Daughter
Male

William

Bamford

Son
Male

Thomas S

Bamford

Son
Male

George S

Bamford

Son
Female

Betty

Graves

Mother
Female

Emma

Graves

Half Sister
First name(s) John
Last name Bamford
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Bamford

Head

Married

34

1847

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Martha

Bamford

Wife

Married

31

1850

Elton, Lancashire, England

Lucy

Bamford

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Elton, Lancashire, England

Minnie

Bamford

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Elton, Lancashire, England

William

Bamford

Son

Single

6

1875

Elton, Lancashire, England

Thomas S

Bamford

Son

Single

4

1877

Elton, Lancashire, England

George S

Bamford

Son

Single

1

1880

Elton, Lancashire, England

Betty

Graves

Mother

Married

56

1825

Haslingden, Lancashire, England

Emma

Graves

Half Sister

Single

23

1858

Bury, Lancashire, England

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