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Household of John Barrett (born 1838, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (North Riding), 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 Barrett and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Barrett, born in 1838 in Colne, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ellen Barrett, born in 1833 in York, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Ellen (born 1860 in York, Yorkshire, England), John H (born 1863 in York, Yorkshire, England), Laura (born 1864 in York, Yorkshire, England), Ernest T (born 1870 in York, Yorkshire, England) and Arthur (born 1872 in York, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Dorothy Douglass, born in 1856 in York, Yorkshire, England.


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John Barrett's household

Male

John

Barrett

Head
Female

Ellen

Barrett

Wife
Female

Ellen

Barrett

Daughter
Male

John H

Barrett

Son
Female

Laura

Barrett

Daughter
Male

Ernest T

Barrett

Son
Male

Arthur

Barrett

Son
Female

Dorothy

Douglass

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Barrett
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Colne, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Barrett

Head

Married

43

1838

Colne, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Barrett

Wife

Married

48

1833

York, Yorkshire, England

Ellen

Barrett

Daughter

Single

21

1860

York, Yorkshire, England

John H

Barrett

Son

Single

18

1863

York, Yorkshire, England

Laura

Barrett

Daughter

Single

17

1864

York, Yorkshire, England

Ernest T

Barrett

Son

Single

11

1870

York, Yorkshire, England

Arthur

Barrett

Son

Single

9

1872

York, Yorkshire, England

Dorothy

Douglass

Servant

Single

25

1856

York, Yorkshire, England

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