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Household of John Farnworth (born 1845, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, 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 Farnworth and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Farnworth, born in 1845 in Little Bolton, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Farnworth, born in 1841 in Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Elizabeth Ann (born 1869 in Sharples, Lancashire, England), Alice (born 1870 in Sharples, Lancashire, England), Mary Jane (born 1873 in Sharples, Lancashire, England), James (born 1874 in Sharples, Lancashire, England), Samuel (born 1878 in Lower Darwen, Lancashire, England) and Sarah (born 1880 in -).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Mother In Law, Ann Kay, born in 1809 in Lancashire, England.


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John Farnworth's household

Male

John

Farnworth

Head
Female

Sarah

Farnworth

Wife
Female

Elizabeth Ann

Farnworth

Daughter
Female

Alice

Farnworth

Daughter
Female

Mary Jane

Farnworth

Daughter
Male

James

Farnworth

Son
Male

Samuel

Farnworth

Son
Female

Sarah

Farnworth

Daughter
Female

Ann

Kay

Mother In Law
First name(s) John
Last name Farnworth
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Little Bolton, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Farnworth

Head

Married

36

1845

Little Bolton, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Farnworth

Wife

Married

40

1841

Lancashire, England

Elizabeth Ann

Farnworth

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Sharples, Lancashire, England

Alice

Farnworth

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Sharples, Lancashire, England

Mary Jane

Farnworth

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Sharples, Lancashire, England

James

Farnworth

Son

Single

7

1874

Sharples, Lancashire, England

Samuel

Farnworth

Son

Single

3

1878

Lower Darwen, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Farnworth

Daughter

Single

1

1880

-

Ann

Kay

Mother In Law

Widow

72

1809

Lancashire, England

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