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Household of John Prescott (born 1833, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Liverpool, 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 Prescott and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Prescott, born in 1833 in Chester, Cheshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ann Prescott, born in 1835 in Mayo, Ireland. They had 4 children; John (born 1860 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), Henry (born 1864 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), Catherine (born 1866 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England) and Martha (born 1855 in Chester, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Adopted Son, John Cotter (Prescott), born in 1880 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England.


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John Prescott's household

Male

John

Prescott

Head
Female

Ann

Prescott

Wife
Male

John

Prescott

Son
Male

Henry

Prescott

Son
Female

Catherine

Prescott

Daughter
Female

Martha

Corrigan

Daughter
Male

John

Cotter (Prescott)

Adopted Son
First name(s) John
Last name Prescott
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Chester, Cheshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Prescott

Head

Married

48

1833

Chester, Cheshire, England

Ann

Prescott

Wife

Married

46

1835

Mayo, Ireland

John

Prescott

Son

Single

21

1860

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Henry

Prescott

Son

Single

17

1864

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Catherine

Prescott

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Martha

Corrigan

Daughter

Widow

26

1855

Chester, Cheshire, England

John

Cotter (Prescott)

Adopted Son

Single

1

1880

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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