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Household of John Seddon (born 1830, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leigh, 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 Seddon and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Seddon, born in 1830 in Westhoughton, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Seddon, born in 1835 in Westhoughton, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Alice (born 1854 in Atherton, Lancashire, England), Eleanor (born 1856 in Atherton, Lancashire, England), William (born 1858 in Atherton, Lancashire, England), Mary A (born 1862 in Atherton, Lancashire, England), Eliza (born 1869 in Atherton, Lancashire, England) and Edith (born 1875 in Atherton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Joseph Green, born in 1813 in Wigan, Lancashire, England.


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John Seddon's household

Male

John

Seddon

Head
Female

Sarah

Seddon

Wife
Female

Alice

Seddon

Daughter
Female

Eleanor

Seddon

Daughter
Male

William

Seddon

Son
Female

Mary A

Seddon

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Seddon

Daughter
Female

Edith

Seddon

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Green

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Seddon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Westhoughton, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Seddon

Head

Married

51

1830

Westhoughton, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Seddon

Wife

Married

46

1835

Westhoughton, Lancashire, England

Alice

Seddon

Daughter

Single

27

1854

Atherton, Lancashire, England

Eleanor

Seddon

Daughter

Single

25

1856

Atherton, Lancashire, England

William

Seddon

Son

Single

23

1858

Atherton, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Seddon

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Atherton, Lancashire, England

Eliza

Seddon

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Atherton, Lancashire, England

Edith

Seddon

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Atherton, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Green

Boarder

Single

68

1813

Wigan, Lancashire, England

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