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Household of John W Torkington (born 1823, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Altrincham, 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 W Torkington and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John W Torkington, born in 1823 in Cheshire, consisted of 9 members. John W was the head of the household, widower. He had 5 children; Anne (born 1846 in Wilmslow, Cheshire, England), Elizabeth (born 1848 in Wilmslow, Cheshire, England), John W (born 1857 in Wilmslow, Cheshire, England), Richard H (born 1859 in Wilmslow, Cheshire, England) and Joseph W (born 1863 in Wilmslow, Cheshire, England). He had 2 grandchildren; Mary (born 1880 in London, Middlesex, England) and John W (born 1881 in Wilmslow, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John W's Daughter In Law, Mary Torkington, born in 1856 in Wilmslow, Cheshire, England.


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John W Torkington's household

Male

John W

Torkington

Head
Female

Anne

Torkington

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Torkington

Daughter
Female

Mary

Torkington

Daughter In Law
Male

John W

Torkington

Son
Male

Richard H

Torkington

Son
Male

Joseph W

Torkington

Son
Female

Mary

Torkington

Grand Daughter
Male

John W

Torkington

Grand Son
First name(s) John W
Last name Torkington
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Cheshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John W

Torkington

Head

Widower

58

1823

Cheshire, England

Anne

Torkington

Daughter

Single

35

1846

Wilmslow, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Torkington

Daughter

Single

33

1848

Wilmslow, Cheshire, England

Mary

Torkington

Daughter In Law

Married

25

1856

Wilmslow, Cheshire, England

John W

Torkington

Son

Married

24

1857

Wilmslow, Cheshire, England

Richard H

Torkington

Son

Single

22

1859

Wilmslow, Cheshire, England

Joseph W

Torkington

Son

Single

18

1863

Wilmslow, Cheshire, England

Mary

Torkington

Grand Daughter

Single

1

1880

London, Middlesex, England

John W

Torkington

Grand Son

Single

0

1881

Wilmslow, Cheshire, England

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