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Household of John Hesketh (born 1835, Lancashire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Hesketh, born in 1835 in Leyland, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Hesketh, born in 1829 in Horwich, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; John J (born 1857 in Rawcliffe Bridge, Lancashire, England), Frances (born 1861 in Eccles, Lancashire, England), Frederick (born 1863 in Eccles, Lancashire, England), Bertha (born 1866 in Eccles, Lancashire, England), Thomas A (born 1868 in Wigan, Lancashire, England) and Charles E (born 1870 in Wigan, Lancashire, England).


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John Hesketh's household

Male

John

Hesketh

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Hesketh

Wife
Male

John J

Hesketh

Son
Female

Frances

Hesketh

Daughter
Male

Frederick

Hesketh

Son
Female

Bertha

Hesketh

Daughter
Male

Thomas A

Hesketh

Son
Male

Charles E

Hesketh

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Hesketh
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Leyland, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Hesketh

Head

Married

46

1835

Leyland, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Hesketh

Wife

Married

52

1829

Horwich, Lancashire, England

John J

Hesketh

Son

Married

24

1857

Rawcliffe Bridge, Lancashire, England

Frances

Hesketh

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Eccles, Lancashire, England

Frederick

Hesketh

Son

Single

18

1863

Eccles, Lancashire, England

Bertha

Hesketh

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Eccles, Lancashire, England

Thomas A

Hesketh

Son

Single

13

1868

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Charles E

Hesketh

Son

Single

11

1870

Wigan, Lancashire, England

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