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Household of John Scowcroft (born 1854, 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 Scowcroft and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Scowcroft, born in 1854 in Bolton, Lancashire, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Scowcroft, born in 1857 in Bolton, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Mary (born 1879 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) and Henry (born 1881 in Bolton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Grandmother, Ann Cottam, born in 1798 in Warrington, Lancashire, England.


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John Scowcroft's household

Male

John

Scowcroft

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Scowcroft

Wife
Female

Mary

Scowcroft

Daughter
Male

Henry

Scowcroft

Son
Female

Ann

Cottam

Grandmother
First name(s) John
Last name Scowcroft
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Bolton, Lancashire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Scowcroft

Head

Married

27

1854

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Scowcroft

Wife

Married

24

1857

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Mary

Scowcroft

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Henry

Scowcroft

Son

Single

0

1881

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Ann

Cottam

Grandmother

Widow

83

1798

Warrington, Lancashire, England

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