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Household of John Lowther (born 1847, Cumberland)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Lowther, born in 1847 in Whitehaven, Cumberland, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Lowther, born in 1850 in Moorside, Cumberland, England. They had 4 children; Rachel (born 1869 in Craghead, Durham, England), James (born 1872 in Kimblesworth, Durham, England), Mary (born 1877 in Durham, England) and Jane (born 1880 in Brandon, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Father, James (born 1818 in Whitehaven, Cumberland, England) and John's Mother, Rachel (born 1819 in Whitehaven, Cumberland, England).


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John Lowther's household

Male

John

Lowther

Head
Female

Jane

Lowther

Wife
Female

Rachel

Lowther

Daughter
Male

James

Lowther

Son
Female

Mary

Lowther

Daughter
Female

Jane

Lowther

Daughter
Male

James

Lowther

Father
Female

Rachel

Lowther

Mother
First name(s) John
Last name Lowther
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Whitehaven, Cumberland, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Lowther

Head

Married

34

1847

Whitehaven, Cumberland, England

Jane

Lowther

Wife

Married

31

1850

Moorside, Cumberland, England

Rachel

Lowther

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Craghead, Durham, England

James

Lowther

Son

Single

9

1872

Kimblesworth, Durham, England

Mary

Lowther

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Durham, England

Jane

Lowther

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Brandon, Durham, England

James

Lowther

Father

Married

63

1818

Whitehaven, Cumberland, England

Rachel

Lowther

Mother

Married

62

1819

Whitehaven, Cumberland, England

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