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Household of John Harrison (born 1847, Derbyshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leigh, 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 Harrison and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Harrison, born in 1847 in Ilkeston, Derbyshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Emma Harrison, born in 1856 in Ilkeston, Derbyshire, England. They had 3 children; John Hy (born 1877 in Atherton, Lancashire, England), Sarah (born 1879 in Atherton, Lancashire, England) and Clara (born 1880 in Atherton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Daniel Clews, born in 1855 in Golden Hill, Staffordshire, England.


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John Harrison's household

Male

John

Harrison

Head
Female

Emma

Harrison

Wife
Male

John Hy

Harrison

Son
Female

Sarah

Harrison

Daughter
Female

Clara

Harrison

Daughter
Male

Daniel

Clews

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Harrison
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Ilkeston, Derbyshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Harrison

Head

Married

34

1847

Ilkeston, Derbyshire, England

Emma

Harrison

Wife

Married

25

1856

Ilkeston, Derbyshire, England

John Hy

Harrison

Son

Single

4

1877

Atherton, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Harrison

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Atherton, Lancashire, England

Clara

Harrison

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Atherton, Lancashire, England

Daniel

Clews

Boarder

-

26

1855

Golden Hill, Staffordshire, England

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