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Household of John Calvey (born 1853, Lancashire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Calvey, born in 1853 in Over Darwen, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Calvey, born in 1852 in Over Darwen, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Mary E (born 1871 in Over Darwen, Lancashire, England), Michael (born 1873 in Over Darwen, Lancashire, England), Martha A (born 1876 in Over Darwen, Lancashire, England), Edward (born 1877 in Over Darwen, Lancashire, England) and Alice (born 1880 in Over Darwen, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother In Law, Nancy (born 1828 in Over Darwen, Lancashire, England) and John's Sister, Betsy (born 1867 in Over Darwen, Lancashire, England).


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John Calvey's household

Male

John

Calvey

Head
Female

Margaret

Calvey

Wife
Female

Mary E

Calvey

Daughter
Male

Michael

Calvey

Son
Female

Martha A

Calvey

Daughter
Male

Edward

Calvey

Son
Female

Alice

Calvey

Daughter
Female

Nancy

Harwood

Mother In Law
Female

Betsy

Harwood

Sister
First name(s) John
Last name Calvey
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Over Darwen, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Calvey

Head

Married

28

1853

Over Darwen, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Calvey

Wife

Married

29

1852

Over Darwen, Lancashire, England

Mary E

Calvey

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Over Darwen, Lancashire, England

Michael

Calvey

Son

Single

8

1873

Over Darwen, Lancashire, England

Martha A

Calvey

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Over Darwen, Lancashire, England

Edward

Calvey

Son

Single

4

1877

Over Darwen, Lancashire, England

Alice

Calvey

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Over Darwen, Lancashire, England

Nancy

Harwood

Mother In Law

Widow

53

1828

Over Darwen, Lancashire, England

Betsy

Harwood

Sister

Single

14

1867

Over Darwen, Lancashire, England

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