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Household of John Orrett (born 1841, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chester, 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 Orrett and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Orrett, born in 1841 in Chester, Cheshire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Martha Orrett, born in 1845 in Chester, Cheshire, England. They had 6 children; William (born 1865 in Chester, Cheshire, England), Charlotte (born 1868 in Chester, Cheshire, England), Frank (born 1870 in Chester, Cheshire, England), Martha (born 1873 in Chester, Cheshire, England), Elizabeth (born 1876 in Chester, Cheshire, England) and John (born 1879 in Chester, Cheshire, England). They had 1 grandchild; Arthur, born 1881 in Chester, Cheshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was John's Father In Law, John Griffiths, born in 1816 in Chester, Cheshire, England.


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John Orrett's household

Male

John

Orrett

Head
Female

Martha

Orrett

Wife
Male

John

Griffiths

Father In Law
Male

William

Orrett

Son
Female

Charlotte

Orrett

Daughter
Male

Frank

Orrett

Son
Female

Martha

Orrett

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Orrett

Daughter
Male

John

Orrett

Son
Male

Arthur

Orrett

Grand Son
First name(s) John
Last name Orrett
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Chester, Cheshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Orrett

Head

Married

40

1841

Chester, Cheshire, England

Martha

Orrett

Wife

Married

36

1845

Chester, Cheshire, England

John

Griffiths

Father In Law

Widower

65

1816

Chester, Cheshire, England

William

Orrett

Son

Single

16

1865

Chester, Cheshire, England

Charlotte

Orrett

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Chester, Cheshire, England

Frank

Orrett

Son

Single

11

1870

Chester, Cheshire, England

Martha

Orrett

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Chester, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Orrett

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Chester, Cheshire, England

John

Orrett

Son

Single

2

1879

Chester, Cheshire, England

Arthur

Orrett

Grand Son

Single

0

1881

Chester, Cheshire, England

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