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Household of John Brierley (born 1843, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rochdale, 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 Brierley and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Brierley, born in 1843 in Parkhouse, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Brierley, born in 1842 in Burnley, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Elizabeth Ann (born 1868 in Intack, Lancashire, England), Sarah Jane (born 1870 in Intack, Lancashire, England), Hannah (born 1872 in Intack, Lancashire, England) and Mary Alice (born 1878 in Blackwood, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Niece, Betsy Ann Brierley, born in 1865 in Lancashire, England.


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John Brierley's household

Male

John

Brierley

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Brierley

Wife
Female

Betsy Ann

Brierley

Niece
Female

Elizabeth Ann

Brierley

Daughter
Female

Sarah Jane

Brierley

Daughter
Female

Hannah

Brierley

Daughter
Female

Mary Alice

Brierley

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Brierley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Parkhouse, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Brierley

Head

Married

38

1843

Parkhouse, Lancashire, England

Mary Ann

Brierley

Wife

Married

39

1842

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Betsy Ann

Brierley

Niece

Single

16

1865

Lancashire, England

Elizabeth Ann

Brierley

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Intack, Lancashire, England

Sarah Jane

Brierley

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Intack, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Brierley

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Intack, Lancashire, England

Mary Alice

Brierley

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Blackwood, Lancashire, England

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