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Household of John Myers (born 1822, Lancashire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Myers, born in 1822 in Winstanley, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Louisa Myers, born in 1822 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; John (born 1856 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), Peter (born 1858 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), William (born 1861 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), Jane (born 1862 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), Samuel (born 1867 in St Helens, Lancashire, England) and Thomas (born 1870 in St Helens, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger, Richard Bennett, born in 1835 in Preston, Lancashire, England.


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John Myers's household

Male

John

Myers

Head
Female

Louisa

Myers

Wife
Male

John

Myers

Son
Male

Peter

Myers

Son
Male

William

Meyers (Myers)

Son
Female

Jane

Meyers (Myers)

Daughter
Male

Samuel

Meyers (Myers)

Son
Male

Thomas

Meyers (Myers)

Son
Male

Richard

Bennett

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Myers
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 59
Birth year 1822
Birth place Winstanley, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Myers

Head

Married

59

1822

Winstanley, Lancashire, England

Louisa

Myers

Wife

Married

59

1822

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

John

Myers

Son

Single

25

1856

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Peter

Myers

Son

Single

23

1858

St Helens, Lancashire, England

William

Meyers (Myers)

Son

Single

20

1861

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Jane

Meyers (Myers)

Daughter

Single

19

1862

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Samuel

Meyers (Myers)

Son

Single

14

1867

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Meyers (Myers)

Son

Single

11

1870

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Richard

Bennett

Lodger

Single

46

1835

Preston, Lancashire, England

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