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Household of John Hesketh (born 1854, 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 Hesketh and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Hesketh, born in 1854 in Bolton, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Alice Hesketh, born in 1852 in Bolton, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Betsy (born 1875 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Susannah (born 1878 in Westhoughton, Lancashire, England) and Thomas (born 1880 in Bolton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Step Daughter, Ellen Clegg, born in 1873 in Bolton, Lancashire, England.


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John Hesketh's household

Male

John

Hesketh

Head
Female

Alice

Hesketh

Wife
Female

Ellen

Clegg

Step Daughter
Female

Betsy

Hesketh

Daughter
Female

Susannah

Hesketh

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Hesketh

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Hesketh
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Bolton, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Hesketh

Head

Married

27

1854

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Alice

Hesketh

Wife

Married

29

1852

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Clegg

Step Daughter

Single

8

1873

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Betsy

Hesketh

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Susannah

Hesketh

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Westhoughton, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Hesketh

Son

Single

1

1880

Bolton, Lancashire, England

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