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Household of John Mottershead (born 1822, Cheshire)

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 Mottershead and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Mottershead, born in 1822 in Wilmslow, Cheshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Joseph Mottershead, born in 1862 in Wilmslow, Cheshire, England. They had 2 children; Joseph (born 1862 in Wilmslow, Cheshire, England) and John (born 1869 in Wilmslow, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Jane (born 1842 in Wilmslow, Cheshire, England), John's Boarder, Elizabeth (born 1864 in Wilmslow, Cheshire, England), John's Boarder, William (born 1866 in Wilmslow, Cheshire, England), John's Boarder, John Ths (born 1874 in Wilmslow, Cheshire, England) and John's Boarder, Ernest (born 1877 in Wilmslow, Cheshire, England).


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John Mottershead's household

Male

John

Mottershead

Head
Male

Joseph

Mottershead

Son
Male

John

Mottershead

Son
Female

Jane

Yoxall

Boarder
Female

Elizabeth

Yoxall

Boarder
Male

William

Yoxall

Boarder
Male

John Ths

Yoxall

Boarder
Male

Ernest

Yoxall

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Mottershead
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 59
Birth year 1822
Birth place Wilmslow, Cheshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Mottershead

Head

Married

59

1822

Wilmslow, Cheshire, England

Joseph

Mottershead

Son

Single

19

1862

Wilmslow, Cheshire, England

John

Mottershead

Son

Single

12

1869

Wilmslow, Cheshire, England

Jane

Yoxall

Boarder

Widow

39

1842

Wilmslow, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Yoxall

Boarder

Single

17

1864

Wilmslow, Cheshire, England

William

Yoxall

Boarder

Single

15

1866

Wilmslow, Cheshire, England

John Ths

Yoxall

Boarder

Single

7

1874

Wilmslow, Cheshire, England

Ernest

Yoxall

Boarder

Single

4

1877

Wilmslow, Cheshire, England

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