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Household of John Eaton (born 1838, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Macclesfield, Cheshire, 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 Eaton and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Eaton, born in 1838 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary H Eaton, born in 1844 in Sutton, Cheshire, England. They had 4 children; George (born 1872 in Sutton, Cheshire, England), Emma (born 1874 in Sutton, Cheshire, England), Mary (born 1876 in Sutton, Cheshire, England) and Sarah (born 1880 in Sutton, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Mother In Law, Mary Gaskell, born in 1804 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England.


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John Eaton's household

Male

John

Eaton

Head
Female

Mary H

Eaton

Wife
Male

George

Eaton

Son
Female

Emma

Eaton

Daughter
Female

Mary

Eaton

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Eaton

Daughter
Female

Mary

Gaskell

Mother In Law
First name(s) John
Last name Eaton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Eaton

Head

Married

43

1838

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Mary H

Eaton

Wife

Married

37

1844

Sutton, Cheshire, England

George

Eaton

Son

Single

9

1872

Sutton, Cheshire, England

Emma

Eaton

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Sutton, Cheshire, England

Mary

Eaton

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Sutton, Cheshire, England

Sarah

Eaton

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Sutton, Cheshire, England

Mary

Gaskell

Mother In Law

Widow

77

1804

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

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