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Household of John Fothergill (born 1847, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, 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 Fothergill and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Fothergill, born in 1847 in Roddymoor, Durham, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary A Fothergill, born in 1844 in Orrell, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; William (born 1876 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England) and Ralph (born 1881 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Ellen Winstanley, born in 1855 in Orrell, Lancashire, England.


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John Fothergill's household

Male

John

Fothergill

Head
Female

Mary A

Fothergill

Wife
Male

William

Fothergill

Son
Male

Ralph

Fothergill

Son
Female

Ellen

Winstanley

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Fothergill
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Roddymoor, Durham, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Fothergill

Head

Married

34

1847

Roddymoor, Durham, England

Mary A

Fothergill

Wife

Married

37

1844

Orrell, Lancashire, England

William

Fothergill

Son

Single

5

1876

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Ralph

Fothergill

Son

Single

0

1881

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Winstanley

Boarder

Single

26

1855

Orrell, Lancashire, England

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