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Household of John Dickenson (born 1860, 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 Dickenson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Dickenson, born in 1860 in Orrell, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Naomi Dickenson, born in 1849 in Stacksteads, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Alice (born 1872 in Orrell, Lancashire, England), Joseph (born 1874 in Orrell, Lancashire, England), Mary Jane (born 1876 in Orrell, Lancashire, England) and James (born 1881 in Orrell, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Lodger, William (born 1855 in Orrell, Lancashire, England) and John's Lodger, John (born 1858 in Orrell, Lancashire, England).


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John Dickenson's household

Male

John

Dickenson

Head
Female

Naomi

Dickenson

Wife
Female

Alice

Dickenson

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Dickenson

Son
Female

Mary Jane

Dickenson

Daughter
Male

James

Dickenson

Son
Male

William

Winstanley

Lodger
Male

John

Winstanley

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Dickenson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 21
Birth year 1860
Birth place Orrell, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Dickenson

Head

Married

21

1860

Orrell, Lancashire, England

Naomi

Dickenson

Wife

Married

32

1849

Stacksteads, Lancashire, England

Alice

Dickenson

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Orrell, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Dickenson

Son

Single

7

1874

Orrell, Lancashire, England

Mary Jane

Dickenson

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Orrell, Lancashire, England

James

Dickenson

Son

Single

0

1881

Orrell, Lancashire, England

William

Winstanley

Lodger

Single

26

1855

Orrell, Lancashire, England

John

Winstanley

Lodger

Single

23

1858

Orrell, Lancashire, England

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