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Household of John Houghton (born 1810, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lancaster, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Houghton, born in 1810 in Giggleswick, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary D Houghton, born in 1828 in Clapham, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Phoebe B (born 1857 in Giggleswick, Yorkshire, England), John (born 1867 in Giggleswick, Yorkshire, England), Robert (born 1870 in Giggleswick, Yorkshire, England) and Edmund (born 1876 in Carnforth, Lancashire, England). They had 1 grandchild; William, born 1878 in Carnforth, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger, John Ingham, born in 1815 in Clapham, Yorkshire, England.


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John Houghton's household

Male

John

Houghton

Head
Female

Mary D

Houghton

Wife
Female

Phoebe B

Houghton

Daughter
Male

John

Houghton

Son
Male

Robert

Houghton

Son
Male

Edmund

Houghton

Son
Male

William

Houghton

Grand Son
Male

John

Ingham

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Houghton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 71
Birth year 1810
Birth place Giggleswick, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Houghton

Head

Married

71

1810

Giggleswick, Yorkshire, England

Mary D

Houghton

Wife

Married

53

1828

Clapham, Yorkshire, England

Phoebe B

Houghton

Daughter

Single

24

1857

Giggleswick, Yorkshire, England

John

Houghton

Son

Single

14

1867

Giggleswick, Yorkshire, England

Robert

Houghton

Son

Single

11

1870

Giggleswick, Yorkshire, England

Edmund

Houghton

Son

Single

5

1876

Carnforth, Lancashire, England

William

Houghton

Grand Son

Single

3

1878

Carnforth, Lancashire, England

John

Ingham

Lodger

Widower

66

1815

Clapham, Yorkshire, England

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