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Household of John Layton (born 1845, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, 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 Layton and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Layton, born in 1845 in Warrington, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Layton, born in 1843 in Ireland. They had 4 children; Catherine (born 1867 in Ireland), Joseph (born 1876 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Alick (born 1869 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Edmund (born 1870 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger Head, Edwin Tomes, born in 1843 in Manchester, Lancashire, England.


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John Layton's household

Male

John

Layton

Head
Female

Mary

Layton

Wife
Female

Catherine

Layton

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Layton

Son
Male

Edwin

Tomes

Lodger Head
Female

Sarah

Tomes

Wife
Male

Alick

Tomes

Son
Male

Edmund

Tomes

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Layton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Warrington, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Layton

Head

Married

36

1845

Warrington, Lancashire, England

Mary

Layton

Wife

Married

38

1843

Ireland

Catherine

Layton

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Ireland

Joseph

Layton

Son

Single

5

1876

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Edwin

Tomes

Lodger Head

Married

38

1843

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Tomes

Wife

Married

40

1841

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Alick

Tomes

Son

Single

12

1869

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Edmund

Tomes

Son

Single

11

1870

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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