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Household of John Ferris (born 1845)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Derby, 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 Ferris and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Ferris, born in 1845 in , consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Rosanne Ferris, born in 1855 in Scotland. They had 3 children; Henry (born 1877 in Bootle, Lancashire, England), John (born 1879 in Bootle, Lancashire, England) and Mary (born 1881 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Lodger, Margaret (born 1857 in Scotland), John's Lodger, Rosan (born 1875 in Scotland) and John's Lodger, Archibald (born 1870 in Scotland).


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John Ferris's household

Male

John

Ferris

Head
Female

Rosanne

Ferris

Wife
Male

Henry

Ferris

Son
Male

John

Ferris

Son
Female

Mary

Ferris

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Murray

Lodger
Female

Rosan

McCraken

Lodger
Male

Archibald

McCraken

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Ferris
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Germany

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Ferris

Head

Married

36

1845

Germany

Rosanne

Ferris

Wife

Married

26

1855

Scotland

Henry

Ferris

Son

Single

4

1877

Bootle, Lancashire, England

John

Ferris

Son

Single

2

1879

Bootle, Lancashire, England

Mary

Ferris

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Murray

Lodger

Married

24

1857

Scotland

Rosan

McCraken

Lodger

Single

6

1875

Scotland

Archibald

McCraken

Lodger

Single

11

1870

Scotland

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