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Household of John Singleton (born 1851, Cumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barrow in Furness, 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 Singleton and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Singleton, born in 1851 in Cumberland, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Singleton, born in 1855 in Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Mary (born 1873 in Barrow, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1877 in Barrow, Lancashire, England), James (born 1879 in Barrow, Lancashire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1881 in Barrow, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, John (born 1854 in Flintshire, Wales) and John's Boarder, Henry (born 1844 in Lancashire, England).


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John Singleton's household

Male

John

Singleton

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Singleton

Wife
Female

Mary

Singleton

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Singleton

Son
Male

James

Singleton

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Singleton

Daughter
Male

John

Davis

Boarder
Male

Henry

Fowler

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Singleton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Cumberland, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Singleton

Head

Married

30

1851

Cumberland, England

Elizabeth

Singleton

Wife

Married

26

1855

Lancashire, England

Mary

Singleton

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Barrow, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Singleton

Son

Single

4

1877

Barrow, Lancashire, England

James

Singleton

Son

Single

2

1879

Barrow, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Singleton

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Barrow, Lancashire, England

John

Davis

Boarder

Single

27

1854

Flintshire, Wales

Henry

Fowler

Boarder

Married

37

1844

Lancashire, England

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