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Household of John Beech (born 1844, Cheshire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Beech, born in 1844 in Chester, Cheshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Beech, born in 1847 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Mary (born 1870 in Chester, Cheshire, England), Rachel (born 1872 in Chester, Cheshire, England), Thomas (born 1874 in Chester, Cheshire, England), Elizabeth (born 1877 in Chester, Cheshire, England) and James H (born 1880 in Chester, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother, Sarah (born 1831 in Tarporley, Cheshire, England) and John's Brother, Moses (born 1867 in Chester, Cheshire, England).


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John Beech's household

Male

John

Beech

Head
Female

Margaret

Beech

Wife
Female

Mary

Beech

Daughter
Female

Rachel

Beech

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Beech

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Beech

Daughter
Male

James H

Beech

Son
Female

Sarah

Hopley

Mother
Male

Moses

Hopley

Brother
First name(s) John
Last name Beech
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Chester, Cheshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Beech

Head

Married

37

1844

Chester, Cheshire, England

Margaret

Beech

Wife

Married

34

1847

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Mary

Beech

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Chester, Cheshire, England

Rachel

Beech

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Chester, Cheshire, England

Thomas

Beech

Son

Single

7

1874

Chester, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Beech

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Chester, Cheshire, England

James H

Beech

Son

Single

1

1880

Chester, Cheshire, England

Sarah

Hopley

Mother

Widow

50

1831

Tarporley, Cheshire, England

Moses

Hopley

Brother

Single

14

1867

Chester, Cheshire, England

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