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Household of John Monk (born 1821, Lancashire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Monk, born in 1821 in Great Harwood, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Monk, born in 1823 in Padiham, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Whitehead (born 1860 in Padiham, Lancashire, England), George (born 1862 in Padiham, Lancashire, England) and Nancy (born 1854 in Padiham, Lancashire, England). They had 3 grandchildren; Arthur (born 1873 in Padiham, Lancashire, England), Admiral (born 1878 in Padiham, Lancashire, England) and Adelaide (born 1880 in Padiham, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Son In Law, William Shaw, born in 1852 in Burnley, Lancashire, England.


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John Monk's household

Male

John

Monk

Head
Female

Mary

Monk

Wife
Male

Whitehead

Monk

Son
Male

George

Monk

Son
Male

Arthur

Dewhurst

Grand Son
Male

William

Shaw

Son In Law
Female

Nancy

Shaw

Daughter
Male

Admiral

Shaw

Grand Son
Female

Adelaide

Shaw

Grand Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Monk
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Great Harwood, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Monk

Head

Married

60

1821

Great Harwood, Lancashire, England

Mary

Monk

Wife

Married

58

1823

Padiham, Lancashire, England

Whitehead

Monk

Son

Single

21

1860

Padiham, Lancashire, England

George

Monk

Son

Single

19

1862

Padiham, Lancashire, England

Arthur

Dewhurst

Grand Son

Single

8

1873

Padiham, Lancashire, England

William

Shaw

Son In Law

Married

29

1852

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Nancy

Shaw

Daughter

Married

27

1854

Padiham, Lancashire, England

Admiral

Shaw

Grand Son

Single

3

1878

Padiham, Lancashire, England

Adelaide

Shaw

Grand Daughter

Single

1

1880

Padiham, Lancashire, England

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