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Household of John Dakin (born 1839, 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 Dakin and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Dakin, born in 1839 in Hindley, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Martha Dakin, born in 1842 in Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Mary Ellen (born 1866 in Hindley, Lancashire, England), John (born 1868 in Hindley, Lancashire, England), Hannah (born 1877 in Hindley, Lancashire, England) and William (born 1879 in Hindley, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger, John Smith, born in 1834 in Tottenham, Lancashire, England.


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John Dakin's household

Male

John

Dakin

Head
Female

Martha

Dakin

Wife
Female

Mary Ellen

Dakin

Daughter
Male

John

Dakin

Son
Female

Hannah

Dakin

Daughter
Male

William

Dakin

Son
Male

John

Smith

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Dakin
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Hindley, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Dakin

Head

Married

42

1839

Hindley, Lancashire, England

Martha

Dakin

Wife

Married

39

1842

Lancashire, England

Mary Ellen

Dakin

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Hindley, Lancashire, England

John

Dakin

Son

Single

13

1868

Hindley, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Dakin

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Hindley, Lancashire, England

William

Dakin

Son

Single

2

1879

Hindley, Lancashire, England

John

Smith

Lodger

Single

47

1834

Tottenham, Lancashire, England

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