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Household of John Crankshaw (born 1852, Lancashire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Crankshaw, born in 1852 in Blackrod, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Crankshaw, born in 1854 in Blackrod, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; David (born 1874 in Blackrod, Lancashire, England), William (born 1875 in Blackrod, Lancashire, England), James (born 1877 in Blackrod, Lancashire, England) and Eliza (born 1880 in Blackrod, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder Uncle In Law, Thomas Seddon, born in 1815 in Blackrod, Lancashire, England.


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John Crankshaw's household

Male

John

Crankshaw

Head
Female

Margaret

Crankshaw

Wife
Male

David

Crankshaw

Son
Male

William

Crankshaw

Son
Male

James

Crankshaw

Son
Female

Eliza

Crankshaw

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Seddon

Boarder Uncle In Law
First name(s) John
Last name Crankshaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Blackrod, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Crankshaw

Head

Married

29

1852

Blackrod, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Crankshaw

Wife

Married

27

1854

Blackrod, Lancashire, England

David

Crankshaw

Son

Single

7

1874

Blackrod, Lancashire, England

William

Crankshaw

Son

Single

6

1875

Blackrod, Lancashire, England

James

Crankshaw

Son

Single

4

1877

Blackrod, Lancashire, England

Eliza

Crankshaw

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Blackrod, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Seddon

Boarder Uncle In Law

Widower

66

1815

Blackrod, Lancashire, England

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