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Household of John Sill (born 1823, Westmorland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, Cheshire, 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 Sill and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Sill, born in 1823 in Westmorland, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Catharine Sill, born in 1833 in Sunnyside, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Mary J (born 1861 in Tintwistle, Cheshire, England), Margaret (born 1865 in Tintwistle, Cheshire, England), William (born 1867 in Hollingworth, Cheshire, England), Walter C (born 1870 in Hollingworth, Cheshire, England), Sarah E (born 1876 in Hollingworth, Cheshire, England) and John (born 1868 in Hollingworth, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Mary A Bulger, born in 1841 in Hollingworth, Cheshire, England.


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John Sill's household

Male

John

Sill

Head
Female

Catharine

Sill

Wife
Female

Mary J

Sill

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Sill

Daughter
Male

William

Sill

Son
Male

Walter C

Sill

Son
Female

Sarah E

Sill

Daughter
Female

Mary A

Bulger

Boarder
Male

John

Murphy

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Sill
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Westmorland, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Sill

Head

Married

58

1823

Westmorland, England

Catharine

Sill

Wife

Married

48

1833

Sunnyside, Lancashire, England

Mary J

Sill

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Tintwistle, Cheshire, England

Margaret

Sill

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Tintwistle, Cheshire, England

William

Sill

Son

Single

14

1867

Hollingworth, Cheshire, England

Walter C

Sill

Son

Single

11

1870

Hollingworth, Cheshire, England

Sarah E

Sill

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Hollingworth, Cheshire, England

Mary A

Bulger

Boarder

Widow

40

1841

Hollingworth, Cheshire, England

John

Murphy

Son

Single

13

1868

Hollingworth, Cheshire, England

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