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Household of John Beesley (born 1826, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Derby, 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 Beesley and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Beesley, born in 1826 in Heysham, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 5 children; John Jnr (born 1857 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1860 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1862 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Thomas George (born 1863 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and Martha (born 1871 in Everton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Emma Jane Lewis, born in 1860 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England.


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John Beesley's household

Male

John

Beesley

Head
Male

John Jnr

Beesley

Son
Female

Mary

Beesley

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Beesley

Daughter
Male

Thomas George

Beesley

Son
Female

Martha

Beesley

Daughter
Female

Emma Jane

Lewis

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Beesley
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Heysham, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Beesley

Head

Widower

55

1826

Heysham, Lancashire, England

John Jnr

Beesley

Son

Single

24

1857

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Mary

Beesley

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Beesley

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Thomas George

Beesley

Son

Single

18

1863

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Martha

Beesley

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Everton, Lancashire, England

Emma Jane

Lewis

Servant

Single

21

1860

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

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