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Household of John Hesketh (born 1826, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Northwich, Cheshire, 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 Hesketh and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Hesketh, born in 1826 in Winwick, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Hesketh, born in 1836 in Cheshire, England. They had 4 children; William (born 1864 in Lancashire, England), Annie (born 1869 in Lancashire, England), John (born 1871 in Lancashire, England) and Joseph (born 1873 in Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Mary (born 1867 in Runcorn, Cheshire, England), John's Servant, Thomas (born 1863 in Middlewich, Cheshire, England) and John's Servant, Charles (born 1867 in Hartford, Cheshire, England).


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John Hesketh's household

Male

John

Hesketh

Head
Female

Sarah

Hesketh

Wife
Male

William

Hesketh

Son
Female

Annie

Hesketh

Daughter
Male

John

Hesketh

Son
Male

Joseph

Hesketh

Son
Female

Mary

Fairhurst

Servant
Male

Thomas

Shaw

Servant
Male

Charles

Dickson

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Hesketh
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Winwick, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Hesketh

Head

Married

55

1826

Winwick, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Hesketh

Wife

Married

45

1836

Cheshire, England

William

Hesketh

Son

Single

17

1864

Lancashire, England

Annie

Hesketh

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Lancashire, England

John

Hesketh

Son

Single

10

1871

Lancashire, England

Joseph

Hesketh

Son

Single

8

1873

Lancashire, England

Mary

Fairhurst

Servant

Single

14

1867

Runcorn, Cheshire, England

Thomas

Shaw

Servant

Single

18

1863

Middlewich, Cheshire, England

Charles

Dickson

Servant

Single

14

1867

Hartford, Cheshire, England

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