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Household of John Houghton (born 1819, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Warrington, Lancashire,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 Houghton and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Houghton, born in 1819 in Warrington, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Houghton, born in 1828 in Mold, Flintshire, Wales. They had 2 children; Joseph (born 1861 in Warrington, Lancashire, England) and Benjamin (born 1861 in Warrington, Lancashire, England). They had 1 grandchild; Jesse, born 1873 in St Helens, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Lodger, James (born 1826 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England), John's Lodger, Lillian (born 1869 in Salford, Lancashire, England) and John's Lodger, James E (born 1871 in Salford, Lancashire, England).


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John Houghton's household

Male

John

Houghton

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Houghton

Wife
Male

Joseph

Houghton

Son
Male

Benjamin

Houghton

Son
Male

Jesse

Houghton

Grand Son
Male

James

Scot

Lodger
Female

Lillian

Scot

Lodger
Male

James E

Scot

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Houghton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Warrington, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Houghton

Head

Married

62

1819

Warrington, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Houghton

Wife

Married

53

1828

Mold, Flintshire, Wales

Joseph

Houghton

Son

Single

20

1861

Warrington, Lancashire, England

Benjamin

Houghton

Son

Single

20

1861

Warrington, Lancashire, England

Jesse

Houghton

Grand Son

Single

8

1873

St Helens, Lancashire, England

James

Scot

Lodger

Widower

55

1826

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Lillian

Scot

Lodger

Single

12

1869

Salford, Lancashire, England

James E

Scot

Lodger

Single

10

1871

Salford, Lancashire, England

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