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Household of John Seddon (born 1840, 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 13 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Seddon, born in 1840 in Atherton, Lancashire, consisted of 14 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ellen Seddon, born in 1816 in Atherton, Lancashire, England. They had 9 children; Martha (born 1847 in Atherton, Lancashire, England), Alice (born 1853 in Atherton, Lancashire, England), Adam (born 1850 in Atherton, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1861 in Atherton, Lancashire, England), Moses (born 1868 in Atherton, Lancashire, England), Ellen (born 1869 in Atherton, Lancashire, England), Martha (born 1871 in Atherton, Lancashire, England), Ann (born 1874 in Atherton, Lancashire, England) and Adam (born 1878 in Atherton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Henry Lythgoe, born in 1815 in Atherton, Lancashire, England.


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John Seddon's household

Male

John

Seddon

Head
Female

Ellen

Seddon

Wife
Female

Martha

Seddon

Daughter
Female

Alice

Seddon

Daughter
Male

Adam

Seddon

Son
Male

John

Seddon

Head
Female

Susan

Seddon

Wife
Male

Thomas

Seddon

Son
Male

Moses

Seddon

Son
Female

Ellen

Seddon

Daughter
Female

Martha

Seddon

Daughter
Female

Ann

Seddon

Daughter
Male

Adam

Seddon

Son
Male

Henry

Lythgoe

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Seddon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place Atherton, Lancashire, England

Household members (14 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Seddon

Head

Married

65

1816

Atherton, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Seddon

Wife

Married

65

1816

Atherton, Lancashire, England

Martha

Seddon

Daughter

Single

34

1847

Atherton, Lancashire, England

Alice

Seddon

Daughter

Single

28

1853

Atherton, Lancashire, England

Adam

Seddon

Son

Single

31

1850

Atherton, Lancashire, England

John

Seddon

Head

Married

41

1840

Atherton, Lancashire, England

Susan

Seddon

Wife

Married

38

1843

Atherton, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Seddon

Son

Single

20

1861

Atherton, Lancashire, England

Moses

Seddon

Son

Single

13

1868

Atherton, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Seddon

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Atherton, Lancashire, England

Martha

Seddon

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Atherton, Lancashire, England

Ann

Seddon

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Atherton, Lancashire, England

Adam

Seddon

Son

Single

3

1878

Atherton, Lancashire, England

Henry

Lythgoe

Boarder

Widower

66

1815

Atherton, Lancashire, England

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