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Household of John Houghton (born 1838, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Oldham, 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 Houghton and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Houghton, born in 1838 in Oldham, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ellen Houghton, born in 1838 in Oldham, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Samuel (born 1861 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1864 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), John W (born 1867 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1876 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) and Sarah (born 1880 in Oldham, Lancashire, England).


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John Houghton's household

Male

John

Houghton

Head
Female

Ellen

Houghton

Wife
Male

Samuel

Houghton

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Houghton

Daughter
Male

John W

Houghton

Son
Female

Mary

Houghton

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Houghton

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Houghton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Oldham, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Houghton

Head

Married

43

1838

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Houghton

Wife

Married

43

1838

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Samuel

Houghton

Son

Single

20

1861

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Houghton

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Oldham, Lancashire, England

John W

Houghton

Son

Single

14

1867

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Mary

Houghton

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Houghton

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Oldham, Lancashire, England

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