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Household of John Finch (born 1852, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Preston, 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 Finch and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Finch, born in 1852 in Preston, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret A Finch, born in 1851 in Preston, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Arthur (born 1874 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Emily (born 1877 in Preston, Lancashire, England), William (born 1878 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Fred (born 1881 in Preston, Lancashire, England) and John C (born 1879 in Preston, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Sister In Law, Ellen Wignall, born in 1854 in Preston, Lancashire, England.


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John Finch's household

Male

John

Finch

Head
Female

Margaret A

Finch

Wife
Male

Arthur

Finch

Son
Female

Emily

Finch

Daughter
Male

William

Finch

Son
Male

Fred

Finch

Son
Female

Ellen

Wignall

Sister In Law
Male

John C

Wignall

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Finch
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Preston, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Finch

Head

Married

29

1852

Preston, Lancashire, England

Margaret A

Finch

Wife

Married

30

1851

Preston, Lancashire, England

Arthur

Finch

Son

Single

7

1874

Preston, Lancashire, England

Emily

Finch

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Preston, Lancashire, England

William

Finch

Son

Single

3

1878

Preston, Lancashire, England

Fred

Finch

Son

Single

0

1881

Preston, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Wignall

Sister In Law

Married

27

1854

Preston, Lancashire, England

John C

Wignall

Son

Single

2

1879

Preston, Lancashire, England

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