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Household of John Wainscott (born 1842, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burnley, 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 Wainscott and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Wainscott, born in 1842 in Preston, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Wainscott, born in 1844 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Elizabeth A (born 1862 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), Margaret A (born 1864 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), Enastana (born 1869 in Burnley, Lancashire, England) and John (born 1873 in Burnley, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Alice Dalton, born in 1851 in Kilkenny, Ireland.


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John Wainscott's household

Male

John

Wainscott

Head
Female

Mary

Wainscott

Wife
Female

Elizabeth A

Wainscott

Daughter
Female

Margaret A

Wainscott

Daughter
Female

Enastana

Wainscott

Daughter
Male

John

Wainscott

Son
Female

Alice

Dalton

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Wainscott
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Preston, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Wainscott

Head

Married

39

1842

Preston, Lancashire, England

Mary

Wainscott

Wife

Married

37

1844

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth A

Wainscott

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Margaret A

Wainscott

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Enastana

Wainscott

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Burnley, Lancashire, England

John

Wainscott

Son

Single

8

1873

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Alice

Dalton

Boarder

Single

30

1851

Kilkenny, Ireland

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