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Household of John Hewitt (born 1841, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prescot, 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 Hewitt and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Hewitt, born in 1841 in Leeds, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Harriet Hewitt, born in 1851 in St Helens, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Elizabeth (born 1877 in St Helens, Lancashire, England) and James (born 1874 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Joshepe (born 1804 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England) and John's Servant, Daniel (born 1853 in St Helens, Lancashire, England).


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John Hewitt's household

Male

John

Hewitt

Head
Female

Harriet

Hewitt

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Hewitt

Daughter
Male

James

Hewitt

Son
Male

Joshepe

Hewitt

Servant
Male

Daniel

Doran

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Hewitt
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Hewitt

Head

Married

40

1841

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Harriet

Hewitt

Wife

Married

30

1851

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Hewitt

Daughter

Single

4

1877

St Helens, Lancashire, England

James

Hewitt

Son

Single

7

1874

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Joshepe

Hewitt

Servant

Widower

77

1804

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Daniel

Doran

Servant

Single

28

1853

St Helens, Lancashire, England

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