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Household of John Seddon (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 Seddon and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Seddon, born in 1854 in Westhoughton, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Seddon, born in 1851 in West Leigh, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Alice (born 1875 in West Leigh, Lancashire, England) and Eliza (born 1877 in West Leigh, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Father In Law Boarder, Josiah (born 1808 in Atherton, Lancashire, England), John's Brother In Law, Peter (born 1854 in West Leigh, Lancashire, England) and John's Lodger, George (born 1852 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).


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John Seddon's household

Male

John

Seddon

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Seddon

Wife
Female

Alice

Seddon

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Seddon

Daughter
Male

Josiah

Smith

Father In Law Boarder
Male

Peter

Smith

Brother In Law
Male

George

Marsh

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Seddon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Westhoughton, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Seddon

Head

Married

27

1854

Westhoughton, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Seddon

Wife

Married

30

1851

West Leigh, Lancashire, England

Alice

Seddon

Daughter

Single

6

1875

West Leigh, Lancashire, England

Eliza

Seddon

Daughter

Single

4

1877

West Leigh, Lancashire, England

Josiah

Smith

Father In Law Boarder

Widower

73

1808

Atherton, Lancashire, England

Peter

Smith

Brother In Law

Widower

27

1854

West Leigh, Lancashire, England

George

Marsh

Lodger

Single

29

1852

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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