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Household of John W Mills (born 1851, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prestwich, 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 Mills and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John W Mills, born in 1851 in Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. John W was the head of the household, married to Hannah Mills, born in 1852 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Sarah E (born 1870 in Openshaw, Lancashire, England), Robert (born 1873 in Openshaw, Lancashire, England), Samuel (born 1875 in Openshaw, Lancashire, England), Mary A (born 1878 in Preston, Lancashire, England) and James (born 1880 in Openshaw, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John W's Aunt, Harriet Wright, born in 1818 in Stockport, Cheshire, England.


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John W Mills's household

Male

John W

Mills

Head
Female

Hannah

Mills

Wife
Female

Sarah E

Mills

Daughter
Male

Robert

Mills

Son
Male

Samuel

Mills

Son
Female

Mary A

Mills

Daughter
Male

James

Mills

Son
Female

Harriet

Wright

Aunt
First name(s) John W
Last name Mills
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John W

Mills

Head

Married

30

1851

Lancashire, England

Hannah

Mills

Wife

Married

29

1852

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Sarah E

Mills

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Openshaw, Lancashire, England

Robert

Mills

Son

Single

8

1873

Openshaw, Lancashire, England

Samuel

Mills

Son

Single

6

1875

Openshaw, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Mills

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Preston, Lancashire, England

James

Mills

Son

Single

1

1880

Openshaw, Lancashire, England

Harriet

Wright

Aunt

Widow

63

1818

Stockport, Cheshire, England

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