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Household of John Pennington (born 1847, 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 Pennington and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Pennington, born in 1847 in Prescott, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Pennington, born in 1854 in St Helens, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; William (born 1873 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), Cuthbert (born 1875 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), Sarah (born 1877 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), Martha (born 1878 in St Helens, Lancashire, England) and Margaret (born 1880 in St Helens, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, William Banks, born in 1825 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England.


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John Pennington's household

Male

John

Pennington

Head
Female

Sarah

Pennington

Wife
Male

William

Pennington

Son
Male

Cuthbert

Pennington

Son
Female

Sarah

Pennington

Daughter
Female

Martha

Pennington

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Pennington

Daughter
Male

William

Banks

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Pennington
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Prescott, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Pennington

Head

Married

34

1847

Prescott, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Pennington

Wife

Married

27

1854

St Helens, Lancashire, England

William

Pennington

Son

Single

8

1873

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Cuthbert

Pennington

Son

Single

6

1875

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Pennington

Daughter

Single

4

1877

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Martha

Pennington

Daughter

Single

3

1878

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Pennington

Daughter

Single

1

1880

St Helens, Lancashire, England

William

Banks

Boarder

Widower

56

1825

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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