Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of John Penny (born 1856, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bury, Lancashire, England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 Penny and 5 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of John Penny, born in 1856 in Bury, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah A Penny, born in 1855 in Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Betsy J (born 1874 in Bury, Lancashire, England), Eleanor (born 1877 in Bury, Lancashire, England) and Herbert (born 1881 in Bury, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Brother, James Penny, born in 1846 in Bury, Lancashire, England.


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

John Penny's household

Male

John

Penny

Head
Female

Sarah A

Penny

Wife
Female

Betsy J

Penny

Daughter
Female

Eleanor

Penny

Daughter
Male

Herbert

Penny

Son
Male

James

Penny

Brother
First name(s) John
Last name Penny
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 25
Birth year 1856
Birth place Bury, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Penny

Head

Married

25

1856

Bury, Lancashire, England

Sarah A

Penny

Wife

Married

26

1855

Lancashire, England

Betsy J

Penny

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Bury, Lancashire, England

Eleanor

Penny

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Bury, Lancashire, England

Herbert

Penny

Son

Single

0

1881

Bury, Lancashire, England

James

Penny

Brother

Single

35

1846

Bury, Lancashire, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of John Penny in Bury in 1881, and follow the Penny family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for John Penny

We’ve found John Penny in 257 family trees. Find out more about John Penny's household and view the Penny family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census