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Household of John W Firth (born 1849, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Oldham, 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 W Firth and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John W Firth, born in 1849 in Oldham, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. John W was the head of the household, married to Ellen Firth, born in 1848 in Oldham, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Joseph (born 1870 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Lucy (born 1871 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), James E (born 1875 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) and Frank (born 1877 in Oldham, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John W's Servant, Lucy Holroyd, born in 1869 in Manchester, Lancashire, England.


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John W Firth's household

Male

John W

Firth

Head
Female

Ellen

Firth

Wife
Male

Joseph

Firth

Son
Female

Lucy

Firth

Daughter
Male

James E

Firth

Son
Male

Frank

Firth

Son
Female

Lucy

Holroyd

Servant
First name(s) John W
Last name Firth
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Oldham, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John W

Firth

Head

Married

32

1849

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Firth

Wife

Married

33

1848

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Firth

Son

Single

11

1870

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Lucy

Firth

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Oldham, Lancashire, England

James E

Firth

Son

Single

6

1875

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Frank

Firth

Son

Single

4

1877

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Lucy

Holroyd

Servant

Single

12

1869

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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