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Household of John Butterworth (born 1833, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Walsall, Staffordshire, 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 Butterworth and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Butterworth, born in 1833 in Wigan, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Butterworth, born in 1829 in Cheshire, England. They had 1 child; Ellen, born 1859 in Walsall, Staffordshire, England. They had 1 grandchild; James, born 1881 in Walsall, Staffordshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Son In Law, James (born 1860 in Somerset, England) and John's Boarder, Lavina (born 1865 in Somerset, England).


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John Butterworth's household

Male

John

Butterworth

Head
Female

Mary

Butterworth

Wife
Male

James

Singleton

Son In Law
Female

Ellen

Singleton

Daughter
Male

James

Singleton

Grand Son
Female

Lavina

Singleton

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Butterworth
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Wigan, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Butterworth

Head

Married

48

1833

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Mary

Butterworth

Wife

Married

52

1829

Cheshire, England

James

Singleton

Son In Law

Married

21

1860

Somerset, England

Ellen

Singleton

Daughter

Married

22

1859

Walsall, Staffordshire, England

James

Singleton

Grand Son

Single

0

1881

Walsall, Staffordshire, England

Lavina

Singleton

Boarder

Single

16

1865

Somerset, England

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