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Household of John Mottershead (born 1829, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Congleton, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Mottershead, born in 1829 in Ollerton, Cheshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Annie Mottershead, born in 1839 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Annie (born 1869 in Goostrey, Cheshire, England), Mary (born 1871 in Goostrey, Cheshire, England), Emily (born 1874 in Goostrey, Cheshire, England), John (born 1876 in Goostrey, Cheshire, England), Frank (born 1879 in Goostrey, Cheshire, England) and Harry (born 1881 in Goostrey, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Samuel Ward, born in 1865 in Cheshire, England.


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John Mottershead's household

Male

John

Mottershead

Head
Female

Annie

Mottershead

Wife
Female

Annie

Mottershead

Daughter
Female

Mary

Mottershead

Daughter
Female

Emily

Mottershead

Daughter
Male

John

Mottershead

Son
Male

Frank

Mottershead

Son
Male

Harry

Mottershead

Son
Male

Samuel

Ward

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Mottershead
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Ollerton, Cheshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Mottershead

Head

Married

52

1829

Ollerton, Cheshire, England

Annie

Mottershead

Wife

Married

42

1839

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Annie

Mottershead

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Goostrey, Cheshire, England

Mary

Mottershead

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Goostrey, Cheshire, England

Emily

Mottershead

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Goostrey, Cheshire, England

John

Mottershead

Son

Single

5

1876

Goostrey, Cheshire, England

Frank

Mottershead

Son

Single

2

1879

Goostrey, Cheshire, England

Harry

Mottershead

Son

Single

0

1881

Goostrey, Cheshire, England

Samuel

Ward

Servant

Single

16

1865

Cheshire, England

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