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Household of John Newton (born 1840, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, 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 Newton and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Newton, born in 1840 in Dukinfield, Cheshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Newton, born in 1848 in Ashton, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Hannah (born 1874 in Ashton, Lancashire, England) and Clara (born 1878 in Ashton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother In Law, Alice (born 1824 in Ashton, Lancashire, England) and John's Boarder, Margaret (born 1860 in Carlisle, Cumberland, England).


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John Newton's household

Male

John

Newton

Head
Female

Sarah

Newton

Wife
Female

Hannah

Newton

Daughter
Female

Clara

Newton

Daughter
Female

Alice

Sweatman

Mother In Law
Female

Margaret

Trotter

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Newton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Dukinfield, Cheshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Newton

Head

Married

41

1840

Dukinfield, Cheshire, England

Sarah

Newton

Wife

Married

33

1848

Ashton, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Newton

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Ashton, Lancashire, England

Clara

Newton

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Ashton, Lancashire, England

Alice

Sweatman

Mother In Law

Widow

57

1824

Ashton, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Trotter

Boarder

Single

21

1860

Carlisle, Cumberland, England

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