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Household of John Mills (born 1822, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Altrincham, 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 Mills and 14 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Mills, born in 1822 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, consisted of 15 members. John was the head of the household, married to Isabella Mills, born in 1829 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Annie (born 1850 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England), Ellen (born 1863 in Nantwich, Cheshire, England), Isabella (born 1867 in Bowdon, Cheshire, England), Esther (born 1869 in Bowdon, Cheshire, England), Norman (born 1876 in Bowdon, Cheshire, England) and Vincent (born 1878 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England). They had 1 grandchild; Arnold, born 1880 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Mary (born 1855 in Methwold, Norfolk, England), John's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1857 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), John's Servant, Sarah (born 1861 in Leominster, Herefordshire, England), John's Servant, Mary (born 1860 in Tarporley, Cheshire, England), John's Servant, Emily (born 1865 in Delamere, Cheshire, England) and John's Servant, Emily (born 1861 in Derbyshire, England).


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John Mills's household

Male

John

Mills

Head
Female

Isabella

Mills

Wife
Female

Annie

Watson

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Mills

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Mills

Daughter
Female

Esther

Mills

Daughter
Male

Norman

Mills

Son
Male

Vincent

Mills

Son
Male

Arnold

Watson

Grand Son
Female

Mary

Powell

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Mold

Servant
Female

Sarah

Harris

Servant
Female

Mary

Whitley

Servant
Female

Emily

Whitley

Servant
Female

Emily

Arnold

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Mills
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 59
Birth year 1822
Birth place Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Household members (15 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Mills

Head

Married

59

1822

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Isabella

Mills

Wife

Married

52

1829

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Annie

Watson

Daughter

Married

31

1850

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Mills

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Nantwich, Cheshire, England

Isabella

Mills

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Bowdon, Cheshire, England

Esther

Mills

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Bowdon, Cheshire, England

Norman

Mills

Son

Single

5

1876

Bowdon, Cheshire, England

Vincent

Mills

Son

Single

3

1878

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Arnold

Watson

Grand Son

Single

1

1880

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Powell

Servant

Single

26

1855

Methwold, Norfolk, England

Elizabeth

Mold

Servant

Single

24

1857

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Harris

Servant

Single

20

1861

Leominster, Herefordshire, England

Mary

Whitley

Servant

Single

21

1860

Tarporley, Cheshire, England

Emily

Whitley

Servant

Single

16

1865

Delamere, Cheshire, England

Emily

Arnold

Servant

Single

20

1861

Derbyshire, England

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