Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of John Harrison (born 1856, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Preston, Lancashire, England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 4 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of John Harrison, born in 1856 in Walton Le Dale, Lancashire, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Harrison, born in 1856 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England. They had 2 children; Sarah Ellen (born 1879 in Walton Le Dale, Lancashire, England) and Henry (born 1881 in Walton Le Dale, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Step Daughter, Margaret Ann Taylor, born in 1872 in Preston, Lancashire, England.


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

John Harrison's household

Male

John

Harrison

Head
Female

Sarah

Harrison

Wife
Female

Sarah Ellen

Harrison

Daughter
Male

Henry

Harrison

Son
Female

Margaret Ann

Taylor

Step Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Harrison
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 25
Birth year 1856
Birth place Walton Le Dale, Lancashire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Harrison

Head

Married

25

1856

Walton Le Dale, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Harrison

Wife

Married

25

1856

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Sarah Ellen

Harrison

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Walton Le Dale, Lancashire, England

Henry

Harrison

Son

Single

0

1881

Walton Le Dale, Lancashire, England

Margaret Ann

Taylor

Step Daughter

Single

9

1872

Preston, Lancashire, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of John Harrison in Preston in 1881, and follow the Harrison family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for John Harrison

We’ve found John Harrison in 1501 family trees. Find out more about John Harrison's household and view the Harrison family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census