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Household of John Poulton (born 1854, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, 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 Poulton and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Poulton, born in 1854 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary A Poulton, born in 1857 in Scotland. They had 1 child; John W, born 1881 in Manchester, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother In Law, Margaret (born 1841 in Ireland), John's Sister In Law, Bridget (born 1861 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), John's Sister In Law, Maggie (born 1868 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), John's Sister In Law, Eliza A (born 1870 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and John's Sister In Law, Martha (born 1874 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).


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John Poulton's household

Male

John

Poulton

Head
Female

Mary A

Poulton

Wife
Male

John W

Poulton

Son
Female

Margaret

Donnelly

Mother In Law
Female

Bridget

Donnelly

Sister In Law
Female

Maggie

Donnelly

Sister In Law
Female

Eliza A

Donnelly

Sister In Law
Female

Martha

Donnelly

Sister In Law
First name(s) John
Last name Poulton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Poulton

Head

Married

27

1854

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Poulton

Wife

Married

24

1857

Scotland

John W

Poulton

Son

Single

0

1881

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Donnelly

Mother In Law

Widow

40

1841

Ireland

Bridget

Donnelly

Sister In Law

Single

20

1861

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Maggie

Donnelly

Sister In Law

Single

13

1868

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Eliza A

Donnelly

Sister In Law

Single

11

1870

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Martha

Donnelly

Sister In Law

Single

7

1874

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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