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Household of John Scholes (born 1828, Lancashire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Scholes, born in 1828 in Harwood, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Betty Scholes, born in 1827 in Tottington, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; James (born 1857 in Harwood, Lancashire, England), Martha (born 1861 in Bradshaw, Lancashire, England), John (born 1864 in Bradshaw, Lancashire, England), Sarah E (born 1867 in Bradshaw, Lancashire, England), Roger (born 1869 in Bradshaw, Lancashire, England) and Ellen (born 1875 in Harwood, Lancashire, England).


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John Scholes's household

Male

John

Scholes

Head
Female

Betty

Scholes

Wife
Male

James

Scholes

Son
Female

Martha

Scholes

Daughter
Male

John

Scholes

Son
Female

Sarah E

Scholes

Daughter
Male

Roger

Scholes

Son
Female

Ellen

Scholes

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Scholes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Harwood, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Scholes

Head

Married

53

1828

Harwood, Lancashire, England

Betty

Scholes

Wife

Married

54

1827

Tottington, Lancashire, England

James

Scholes

Son

Single

24

1857

Harwood, Lancashire, England

Martha

Scholes

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Bradshaw, Lancashire, England

John

Scholes

Son

Single

17

1864

Bradshaw, Lancashire, England

Sarah E

Scholes

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Bradshaw, Lancashire, England

Roger

Scholes

Son

Single

12

1869

Bradshaw, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Scholes

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Harwood, Lancashire, England

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