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Household of John Jenkins (born 1812, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chester, 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 Jenkins and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Jenkins, born in 1812 in Rafford, Cheshire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Jenkins, born in 1811 in Gresford, Denbighshire, Wales. They had 1 child; Elizabeth, born 1848 in Thornton, Cheshire, England. They had 6 grandchildren; John (born 1868 in Thornton, Cheshire, England), Francis (born 1871 in Thornton, Cheshire, England), Elizabeth (born 1873 in Cheshire, England), George (born 1875 in Cheshire, England), Peter (born 1881 in Thornton, Cheshire, England) and Anne (born 1878 in Chester, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Son In Law, Francis Powell, born in 1850 in Cheshire, England.


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John Jenkins's household

Male

John

Jenkins

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Jenkins

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Powell

Daughter
Male

Francis

Powell

Son In Law
Male

John

Powell

Grand Son
Male

Francis

Powell

Grand Son
Female

Elizabeth

Powell

Grand Daughter
Male

George

Powell

Grand Son
Male

Peter

Powell

Grand Son
Female

Anne

Powell

Grand Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Jenkins
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 69
Birth year 1812
Birth place Rafford, Cheshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Jenkins

Head

Married

69

1812

Rafford, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Jenkins

Wife

Married

70

1811

Gresford, Denbighshire, Wales

Elizabeth

Powell

Daughter

Married

33

1848

Thornton, Cheshire, England

Francis

Powell

Son In Law

Married

31

1850

Cheshire, England

John

Powell

Grand Son

Single

13

1868

Thornton, Cheshire, England

Francis

Powell

Grand Son

Single

10

1871

Thornton, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Powell

Grand Daughter

Single

8

1873

Cheshire, England

George

Powell

Grand Son

Single

6

1875

Cheshire, England

Peter

Powell

Grand Son

Single

0

1881

Thornton, Cheshire, England

Anne

Powell

Grand Daughter

Single

3

1878

Chester, Cheshire, England

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