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Household of John Wagstaffe (born 1828, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, 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 Wagstaffe and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Wagstaffe, born in 1828 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Wagstaffe, born in 1835 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, England. They had 6 children; Bethia (born 1863 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, England), James (born 1865 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, England), Sarah (born 1867 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, England), Maria (born 1869 in Haughton, Lancashire, England), May (born 1871 in Stockport, Cheshire, England) and George (born 1873 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Lodger Head, Joshua (born 1861 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, England) and John's Lodger, James (born 1841 in Holme, Westmorland, England).


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John Wagstaffe's household

Male

John

Wagstaffe

Head
Female

Mary

Wagstaffe

Wife
Female

Bethia

Wagstaffe

Daughter
Male

James

Wagstaffe

Son
Female

Sarah

Wagstaffe

Daughter
Female

Maria

Wagstaffe

Daughter
Female

May

Wagstaffe

Daughter
Male

George

Wagstaffe

Son
Male

Joshua

Bardsley

Lodger Head
Male

James

Bardsley

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Wagstaffe
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Wagstaffe

Head

Married

53

1828

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

Mary

Wagstaffe

Wife

Married

46

1835

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

Bethia

Wagstaffe

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

James

Wagstaffe

Son

Single

16

1865

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

Sarah

Wagstaffe

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

Maria

Wagstaffe

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Haughton, Lancashire, England

May

Wagstaffe

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Stockport, Cheshire, England

George

Wagstaffe

Son

Single

8

1873

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

Joshua

Bardsley

Lodger Head

Single

20

1861

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

James

Bardsley

Lodger

-

40

1841

Holme, Westmorland, England

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