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Household of John Sherlock (born 1814, Cumberland)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Sherlock, born in 1814 in Cockermouth, Cumberland, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Sherlock, born in 1813 in Lancashire, England. They had 1 child; Elizabeth Ann, born 1857 in Salford, Lancashire, England. They had 2 grandchildren; Alfred (born 1879 in Salford, Lancashire, England) and John Acton (born 1881 in Salford, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Son In Law, Thomas Pennington, born in 1855 in Salford, Lancashire, England.


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John Sherlock's household

Male

John

Sherlock

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Sherlock

Wife
Female

Elizabeth Ann

Pennington

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Pennington

Son In Law
Male

Alfred

Pennington

Grand Son
Male

John Acton

Pennington

Grand Son
First name(s) John
Last name Sherlock
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 67
Birth year 1814
Birth place Cockermouth, Cumberland, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Sherlock

Head

Married

67

1814

Cockermouth, Cumberland, England

Elizabeth

Sherlock

Wife

Married

68

1813

Lancashire, England

Elizabeth Ann

Pennington

Daughter

Married

24

1857

Salford, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Pennington

Son In Law

Married

26

1855

Salford, Lancashire, England

Alfred

Pennington

Grand Son

Single

2

1879

Salford, Lancashire, England

John Acton

Pennington

Grand Son

Single

0

1881

Salford, Lancashire, England

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