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Household of John Birtwistle (born 1843, Lancashire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Birtwistle, born in 1843 in Musbury, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Esther Birtwistle, born in 1844 in Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; Ellen (born 1868 in Edenfield, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1869 in Edenfield, Lancashire, England), James (born 1872 in Edenfield, Lancashire, England), Joseph (born 1874 in Edenfield, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1876 in Edenfield, Lancashire, England), John (born 1878 in Edenfield, Lancashire, England) and Robert (born 1880 in Edenfield, Lancashire, England).


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John Birtwistle's household

Male

John

Birtwistle

Head
Female

Esther

Birtwistle

Wife
Female

Ellen

Birtwistle

Daughter
Female

Mary

Birtwistle

Daughter
Male

James

Birtwistle

Son
Male

Joseph

Birtwistle

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Birtwistle

Daughter
Male

John

Birtwistle

Son
Male

Robert

Birtwistle

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Birtwistle
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Musbury, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Birtwistle

Head

Married

38

1843

Musbury, Lancashire, England

Esther

Birtwistle

Wife

Married

37

1844

Lancashire, England

Ellen

Birtwistle

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Edenfield, Lancashire, England

Mary

Birtwistle

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Edenfield, Lancashire, England

James

Birtwistle

Son

Single

9

1872

Edenfield, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Birtwistle

Son

Single

7

1874

Edenfield, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Birtwistle

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Edenfield, Lancashire, England

John

Birtwistle

Son

Single

3

1878

Edenfield, Lancashire, England

Robert

Birtwistle

Son

Single

1

1880

Edenfield, Lancashire, England

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