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Household of John Metcalf (born 1834, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Preston, 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 Metcalf and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Metcalf, born in 1834 in Preston, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Metcalf, born in 1833 in Ireland. They had 7 children; Mary (born 1856 in Preston, Lancashire, England), James (born 1858 in Preston, Lancashire, England), William (born 1860 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Fred (born 1862 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Sarah A (born 1864 in Preston, Lancashire, England), John (born 1867 in Preston, Lancashire, England) and Jane E (born 1870 in Preston, Lancashire, England).


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John Metcalf's household

Male

John

Metcalf

Head
Female

Mary

Metcalf

Wife
Female

Mary

Metcalf

Daughter
Male

James

Metcalf

Son
Male

William

Metcalf

Son
Male

Fred

Metcalf

Son
Female

Sarah A

Metcalf

Daughter
Male

John

Metcalf

Son
Female

Jane E

Metcalf

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Metcalf
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Preston, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Metcalf

Head

Married

47

1834

Preston, Lancashire, England

Mary

Metcalf

Wife

Married

48

1833

Ireland

Mary

Metcalf

Daughter

Single

25

1856

Preston, Lancashire, England

James

Metcalf

Son

Single

23

1858

Preston, Lancashire, England

William

Metcalf

Son

Single

21

1860

Preston, Lancashire, England

Fred

Metcalf

Son

Single

19

1862

Preston, Lancashire, England

Sarah A

Metcalf

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Preston, Lancashire, England

John

Metcalf

Son

Single

14

1867

Preston, Lancashire, England

Jane E

Metcalf

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Preston, Lancashire, England

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