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Household of John Pollitt (born 1855, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barton upon Irwell, 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 Pollitt and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Pollitt, born in 1855 in Eccles, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ellen Pollitt, born in 1857 in Eccles, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Mary Ann (born 1878 in Eccles, Lancashire, England), Ellen (born 1881 in Eccles, Lancashire, England) and William (born 1870 in Eccles, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder Head, John (born 1846 in Yorkshire, England) and John's Boarder Wife, Margaret (born 1847 in Urmston, Lancashire, England).


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John Pollitt's household

Male

John

Pollitt

Head
Female

Ellen

Pollitt

Wife
Female

Mary Ann

Pollitt

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Pollitt

Daughter
Male

John

Greenwood

Boarder Head
Female

Margaret

Greenwood

Boarder Wife
Male

William

Greenwood

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Pollitt
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Eccles, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Pollitt

Head

Married

26

1855

Eccles, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Pollitt

Wife

Married

24

1857

Eccles, Lancashire, England

Mary Ann

Pollitt

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Eccles, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Pollitt

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Eccles, Lancashire, England

John

Greenwood

Boarder Head

Married

35

1846

Yorkshire, England

Margaret

Greenwood

Boarder Wife

Married

34

1847

Urmston, Lancashire, England

William

Greenwood

Son

Single

11

1870

Eccles, Lancashire, England

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