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Household of John Fothergill (born 1851)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sedbergh, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 1851 in , consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ellen Fothergill, born in 1851 in Dent, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; Jessie (born 1879 in Dent, Yorkshire, England) and Wallace (born 1881 in Dent, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Step Daughter, Edith H Chapman, born in 1875 in Dent, Yorkshire, England.


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John Fothergill's household

Male

John

Fothergill

Head
Female

Ellen

Fothergill

Wife
Female

Edith H

Chapman

Step Daughter
Female

Jessie

Fothergill

Daughter
Male

Wallace

Fothergill

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Fothergill
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Fothergill

Head

Married

30

1851

Scotland

Ellen

Fothergill

Wife

Married

30

1851

Dent, Yorkshire, England

Edith H

Chapman

Step Daughter

Single

6

1875

Dent, Yorkshire, England

Jessie

Fothergill

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Dent, Yorkshire, England

Wallace

Fothergill

Son

Single

0

1881

Dent, Yorkshire, England

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