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Household of John Fitton (born 1838, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, 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 Fitton and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Fitton, born in 1838 in Hyde, Cheshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Fitton, born in 1843 in Ashton, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; James (born 1873 in Ashton, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1875 in Hyde, Cheshire, England), Joseph (born 1877 in Cheshire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1879 in Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Visitor, James (born 1826 in Cheshire, England) and John's Visitor, Samuel (born 1821 in Ossett, Yorkshire, England).


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John Fitton's household

Male

John

Fitton

Head
Female

Margaret

Fitton

Wife
Male

James

Fitton

Son
Male

Thomas

Fitton

Son
Male

Joseph

Fitton

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Fitton

Daughter
Male

James

Whitworth

Visitor
Male

Samuel

Leigh

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Fitton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Hyde, Cheshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Fitton

Head

Married

43

1838

Hyde, Cheshire, England

Margaret

Fitton

Wife

Married

38

1843

Ashton, Lancashire, England

James

Fitton

Son

Single

8

1873

Ashton, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Fitton

Son

Single

6

1875

Hyde, Cheshire, England

Joseph

Fitton

Son

Single

4

1877

Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Fitton

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Cheshire, England

James

Whitworth

Visitor

Single

55

1826

Cheshire, England

Samuel

Leigh

Visitor

Married

60

1821

Ossett, Yorkshire, England

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