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Household of John Sephton (born 1833, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prescot, 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 Sephton and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Sephton, born in 1833 in Sutton, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Sephton, born in 1833 in Sutton, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Ellen (born 1858 in Sutton, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1860 in Sutton, Lancashire, England) and Thomas (born 1876 in Sutton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Matthew Nisbel, born in 1855 in South Africa.


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John Sephton's household

Male

John

Sephton

Head
Female

Mary

Sephton

Wife
Female

Ellen

Sephton

Daughter
Female

Mary

Sephton

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Sephton

Son
Male

Matthew

Nisbel

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Sephton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Sutton, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Sephton

Head

Married

48

1833

Sutton, Lancashire, England

Mary

Sephton

Wife

Married

48

1833

Sutton, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Sephton

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Sutton, Lancashire, England

Mary

Sephton

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Sutton, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Sephton

Son

Single

5

1876

Sutton, Lancashire, England

Matthew

Nisbel

Boarder

Single

26

1855

South Africa

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