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Household of John Prior (born 1811, Derbyshire)

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 Prior and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Prior, born in 1811 in Derbyshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ellen Prior, born in 1813 in Alstonefield, Staffordshire, England. They had 1 child; Mary Ellen, born 1849 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Sarah (born 1863 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), John's Lodger, Richard H James (born 1852 in Middleton, Yorkshire, England) and John's Lodger, James (born 1850 in Cumberland, England).


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John Prior's household

Male

John

Prior

Head
Female

Ellen

Prior

Wife
Female

Mary Ellen

Prior

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Jones

Servant
Male

Richard H James

Conhill

Lodger
Male

James

Melville

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Prior
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 70
Birth year 1811
Birth place Derbyshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Prior

Head

Married

70

1811

Derbyshire, England

Ellen

Prior

Wife

Married

68

1813

Alstonefield, Staffordshire, England

Mary Ellen

Prior

Daughter

Single

32

1849

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England

Sarah

Jones

Servant

Single

18

1863

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Richard H James

Conhill

Lodger

Single

29

1852

Middleton, Yorkshire, England

James

Melville

Lodger

Single

31

1850

Cumberland, England

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