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Household of John Jemson (born 1809, Lancashire)

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 Jemson and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Jemson, born in 1809 in Scotforth, Lancashire, consisted of 12 members. John was the head of the household, married to Eleanor Jemson, born in 1820 in Inskip, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Isabella (born 1854 in Cockerham, Lancashire, England), John (born 1857 in Cockerham, Lancashire, England) and Thomas (born 1859 in Cockerham, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Father In Law, William (born 1798 in Inskip, Lancashire, England), John's Servant, Robert (born 1836 in Cockerham, Lancashire, England), John's Servant, Richard (born 1859 in Cockerham, Lancashire, England), John's Servant, James (born 1861 in Cockerham, Lancashire, England), John's Servant, Thomas (born 1866 in Cockerham, Lancashire, England), John's Servant, Mary A (born 1861 in Pilling, Lancashire, England) and John's Visitor, Mary A (born 1842 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).


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John Jemson's household

Male

John

Jemson

Head
Female

Eleanor

Jemson

Wife
Female

Isabella

Jemson

Daughter
Male

John

Jemson

Son
Male

Thomas

Jemson

Son
Male

William

Porter

Father In Law
Male

Robert

Preston

Servant
Male

Richard

Armer

Servant
Male

James

Armer

Servant
Male

Thomas

Armer

Servant
Female

Mary A

Russell

Servant
Female

Mary A

Willacy

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Jemson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 72
Birth year 1809
Birth place Scotforth, Lancashire, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Jemson

Head

Married

72

1809

Scotforth, Lancashire, England

Eleanor

Jemson

Wife

Married

61

1820

Inskip, Lancashire, England

Isabella

Jemson

Daughter

Single

27

1854

Cockerham, Lancashire, England

John

Jemson

Son

Single

24

1857

Cockerham, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Jemson

Son

Single

22

1859

Cockerham, Lancashire, England

William

Porter

Father In Law

Widower

83

1798

Inskip, Lancashire, England

Robert

Preston

Servant

Single

45

1836

Cockerham, Lancashire, England

Richard

Armer

Servant

Single

22

1859

Cockerham, Lancashire, England

James

Armer

Servant

Single

20

1861

Cockerham, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Armer

Servant

Single

15

1866

Cockerham, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Russell

Servant

Single

20

1861

Pilling, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Willacy

Visitor

Married

39

1842

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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