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Household of John Harper (born 1824, Lancashire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Harper, born in 1824 in Horwich, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Harper, born in 1826 in Horwich, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Peter (born 1852 in Horwich, Lancashire, England), Edward (born 1857 in Horwich, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1859 in Horwich, Lancashire, England), Joseph (born 1859 in Horwich, Lancashire, England), John (born 1864 in Horwich, Lancashire, England) and Alfred (born 1866 in Horwich, Lancashire, England).


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John Harper's household

Male

John

Harper

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Harper

Wife
Male

Peter

Harper

Son
Male

Edward

Harper

Son
Female

Mary

Harper

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Harper

Son
Male

John

Harper

Son
Male

Alfred

Harper

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Harper
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Horwich, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Harper

Head

Married

57

1824

Horwich, Lancashire, England

Mary Ann

Harper

Wife

Married

55

1826

Horwich, Lancashire, England

Peter

Harper

Son

Single

29

1852

Horwich, Lancashire, England

Edward

Harper

Son

Single

24

1857

Horwich, Lancashire, England

Mary

Harper

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Horwich, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Harper

Son

Single

22

1859

Horwich, Lancashire, England

John

Harper

Son

Single

17

1864

Horwich, Lancashire, England

Alfred

Harper

Son

Single

15

1866

Horwich, Lancashire, England

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