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Household of John Cumpstey (born 1847, Lancashire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Cumpstey, born in 1847 in Churchtown, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary A Cumpstey, born in 1847 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; James (born 1870 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1872 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England), John W (born 1875 in Barrow, Lancashire, England), Robert (born 1877 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England) and Benjamin (born 1881 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Mother In Law, Mary Ann Raby, born in 1817 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England.


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John Cumpstey's household

Male

John

Cumpstey

Head
Female

Mary A

Cumpstey

Wife
Male

James

Cumpstey

Son
Male

Thomas

Cumpstey

Son
Male

John W

Cumpstey

Son
Male

Robert

Cumpstey

Son
Male

Benjamin

Cumpstey

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Raby

Mother In Law
First name(s) John
Last name Cumpstey
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Churchtown, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Cumpstey

Head

Married

34

1847

Churchtown, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Cumpstey

Wife

Married

34

1847

Lancaster, Lancashire, England

James

Cumpstey

Son

Single

11

1870

Lancaster, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Cumpstey

Son

Single

9

1872

Lancaster, Lancashire, England

John W

Cumpstey

Son

Single

6

1875

Barrow, Lancashire, England

Robert

Cumpstey

Son

Single

4

1877

Lancaster, Lancashire, England

Benjamin

Cumpstey

Son

Single

0

1881

Lancaster, Lancashire, England

Mary Ann

Raby

Mother In Law

Widow

64

1817

Lancaster, Lancashire, England

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