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Household of John Butterworth (born 1805)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burnley, 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 Butterworth and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Butterworth, born in 1805 in , consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Butterworth, born in 1807 in -. They had 2 children; Sarah (born 1831 in Burnley, Lancashire, England) and Mary Ann (born 1833 in Burnley, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Sarah (born 1843 in Ormskirk, Yorkshire, England), John's Servant, Harriet (born 1852 in Madeley, Shropshire, England), John's Servant, Mary Ann (born 1860 in Yorkshire, England) and John's Dressmaker, Annie (born 1856 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).


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John Butterworth's household

Male

John

Butterworth

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Butterworth

Wife
Female

Sarah

Whitaker

Daughter
Female

Mary Ann

Butterworth

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Holme

Servant
Female

Harriet

Evans

Servant
Female

Mary Ann

Mitton

Servant
Female

Annie

Littler

Dressmaker
First name(s) John
Last name Butterworth
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 76
Birth year 1805
Birth place -

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Butterworth

Head

Married

76

1805

-

Elizabeth

Butterworth

Wife

Married

74

1807

-

Sarah

Whitaker

Daughter

Single

50

1831

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Mary Ann

Butterworth

Daughter

Widow

48

1833

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Holme

Servant

Single

38

1843

Ormskirk, Yorkshire, England

Harriet

Evans

Servant

Single

29

1852

Madeley, Shropshire, England

Mary Ann

Mitton

Servant

Single

21

1860

Yorkshire, England

Annie

Littler

Dressmaker

Single

25

1856

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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