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Household of John Ledsham (born 1825, Cheshire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Ledsham, born in 1825 in Wallasey, Cheshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Fanny Ledsham, born in 1831 in Flint, Flintshire, Wales. They had 4 children; Thomas (born 1859 in Wallasey, Cheshire, England), John (born 1867 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), William (born 1870 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England) and Joseph (born 1876 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Brother In Law, Charles (born 1841 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England) and John's Boarder, William (born 1855 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England).


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John Ledsham's household

Male

John

Ledsham

Head
Female

Fanny

Ledsham

Wife
Male

Thomas

Ledsham

Son
Male

John

Ledsham

Son
Male

William

Ledsham

Son
Male

Joseph

Ledsham

Son
Male

Charles

Lee

Brother In Law
Male

William

Stanley

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Ledsham
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Wallasey, Cheshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Ledsham

Head

Married

56

1825

Wallasey, Cheshire, England

Fanny

Ledsham

Wife

Married

50

1831

Flint, Flintshire, Wales

Thomas

Ledsham

Son

Single

22

1859

Wallasey, Cheshire, England

John

Ledsham

Son

Single

14

1867

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

William

Ledsham

Son

Single

11

1870

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Joseph

Ledsham

Son

Single

5

1876

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Charles

Lee

Brother In Law

Single

40

1841

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

William

Stanley

Boarder

Single

26

1855

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

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