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Household of John Postle (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 Postle and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Postle, born in 1855 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, consisted of 4 members. John was the head of the household, married to Emma Postle, born in 1854 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England. They had 1 child; Ada, born 1880 in Stretford, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was John's Mother In Law, Martha Hewitt, born in 1810 in Heaton Norris, Lancashire, England.


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John Postle's household

Male

John

Postle

Head
Female

Emma

Postle

Wife
Female

Ada

Postle

Daughter
Female

Martha

Hewitt

Mother In Law
First name(s) John
Last name Postle
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Postle

Head

Married

26

1855

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Emma

Postle

Wife

Married

27

1854

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Ada

Postle

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Stretford, Lancashire, England

Martha

Hewitt

Mother In Law

Widow

71

1810

Heaton Norris, Lancashire, England

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