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Household of John Scaife (born 1826, Cumberland)

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 Scaife and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Scaife, born in 1826 in Carlisle, Cumberland, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 4 children; Maggie (born 1850 in Scotland), Jessie (born 1853 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Sarah (born 1855 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and William (born 1864 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger, Evan Williams, born in 1854 in Anglesey, Wales.


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John Scaife's household

Male

John

Scaife

Head
Female

Maggie

Scaife

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Scaife

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Scaife

Daughter
Male

William

Scaife

Son
Male

Evan

Williams

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Scaife
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Carlisle, Cumberland, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Scaife

Head

Widower

55

1826

Carlisle, Cumberland, England

Maggie

Scaife

Daughter

Single

31

1850

Scotland

Jessie

Scaife

Daughter

Single

28

1853

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Scaife

Daughter

Single

26

1855

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

William

Scaife

Son

Single

17

1864

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Evan

Williams

Lodger

Single

27

1854

Anglesey, Wales

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