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Household of John Hesketh (born 1832, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorley, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Hesketh, born in 1832 in Leyland, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Hesketh, born in 1839 in Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Alice (born 1857 in Leyland, Lancashire, England), Margaret Ellen (born 1860 in Leyland, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1867 in Leyland, Lancashire, England), Emily (born 1869 in Leyland, Lancashire, England), John (born 1870 in Leyland, Lancashire, England) and William (born 1877 in Leyland, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Henry Bridge, born in 1857 in Sollom, Lancashire, England.


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John Hesketh's household

Male

John

Hesketh

Head
Female

Mary

Hesketh

Wife
Female

Alice

Hesketh

Daughter
Female

Margaret Ellen

Hesketh

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Hesketh

Daughter
Female

Emily

Hesketh

Daughter
Male

John

Hesketh

Son
Male

William

Hesketh

Son
Male

Henry

Bridge

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Hesketh
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Leyland, 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

49

1832

Leyland, Lancashire, England

Mary

Hesketh

Wife

Married

42

1839

Lancashire, England

Alice

Hesketh

Daughter

Single

24

1857

Leyland, Lancashire, England

Margaret Ellen

Hesketh

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Leyland, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Hesketh

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Leyland, Lancashire, England

Emily

Hesketh

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Leyland, Lancashire, England

John

Hesketh

Son

Single

11

1870

Leyland, Lancashire, England

William

Hesketh

Son

Single

4

1877

Leyland, Lancashire, England

Henry

Bridge

Servant

Single

24

1857

Sollom, Lancashire, England

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