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Household of John Moorcroft (born 1827, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Derby, 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 Moorcroft and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Moorcroft, born in 1827 in Melling, Lancashire, consisted of 4 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ellen Moorcroft, born in 1841 in West Derby, Lancashire, England. They had 1 child; John W, born 1872 in West Derby, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Mary E Pring, born in 1841 in Chester, Cheshire, England.


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John Moorcroft's household

Male

John

Moorcroft

Head
Female

Ellen

Moorcroft

Wife
Male

John W

Moorcroft

Son
Female

Mary E

Pring

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Moorcroft
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Melling, Lancashire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Moorcroft

Head

Married

54

1827

Melling, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Moorcroft

Wife

Married

40

1841

West Derby, Lancashire, England

John W

Moorcroft

Son

Single

9

1872

West Derby, Lancashire, England

Mary E

Pring

Servant

Single

40

1841

Chester, Cheshire, England

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