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Household of John Jennings (born 1847, Derbyshire)

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 Jennings and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Jennings, born in 1847 in Ridgeway, Derbyshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Jennings, born in 1843 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England. They had 5 children; Margaret (born 1863 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Ann (born 1874 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), George (born 1874 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Mary E (born 1876 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) and Lily (born 1880 in Oldham, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boar, Martin Cavey, born in 1841 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England.


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John Jennings's household

Male

John

Jennings

Head
Female

Margaret

Jennings

Wife
Female

Margaret

Benson

Daughter
Female

Ann

Jennings

Daughter
Male

George

Jennings

Son
Female

Mary E

Jennings

Daughter
Female

Lily

Jennings

Daughter
Male

Martin

Cavey

Boar
First name(s) John
Last name Jennings
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Ridgeway, Derbyshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Jennings

Head

Married

34

1847

Ridgeway, Derbyshire, England

Margaret

Jennings

Wife

Married

38

1843

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Margaret

Benson

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Ann

Jennings

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Oldham, Lancashire, England

George

Jennings

Son

Single

7

1874

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Mary E

Jennings

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Lily

Jennings

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Martin

Cavey

Boar

Married

40

1841

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

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