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Household of John Wambley (born 1853, 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 Wambley and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Wambley, born in 1853 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 12 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ann Wambley, born in 1845 in Hollinwood, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Sarah Ann (born 1869 in Hollinwood, Lancashire, England) and Maria (born 1871 in Hollinwood, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother, Jane (born 1819 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland), John's Lodger Head, Richard (born 1852 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), John's Lodger Wife, Mary Ann (born 1854 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), John's Lodger Son, Arthur (born 1881 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), John's Lodger, Martin (born 1857 in Ireland), John's Lodger, Edwin (born 1843 in Warwick, Warwickshire, England), John's Visitor, Thomas (born 1856 in Failsworth, Lancashire, England) and John's Visitor, Alfred (born 1859 in Failsworth, Lancashire, England).


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John Wambley's household

Male

John

Wambley

Head
Female

Ann

Wambley

Wife
Female

Sarah Ann

Wambley

Daughter
Female

Maria

Wambley

Daughter
Female

Jane

Wambley

Mother
Male

Richard

Nutall

Lodger Head
Female

Mary Ann

Nutall

Lodger Wife
Male

Arthur

Nutall

Lodger Son
Male

Martin

Torvay

Lodger
Male

Edwin

Pain

Lodger
Male

Thomas

Nield

Visitor
Male

Alfred

Nield

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Wambley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Wambley

Head

Married

28

1853

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Ann

Wambley

Wife

Married

36

1845

Hollinwood, Lancashire, England

Sarah Ann

Wambley

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Hollinwood, Lancashire, England

Maria

Wambley

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Hollinwood, Lancashire, England

Jane

Wambley

Mother

Widow

62

1819

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Richard

Nutall

Lodger Head

Married

29

1852

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary Ann

Nutall

Lodger Wife

Married

27

1854

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Arthur

Nutall

Lodger Son

Single

0

1881

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Martin

Torvay

Lodger

Single

24

1857

Ireland

Edwin

Pain

Lodger

Single

38

1843

Warwick, Warwickshire, England

Thomas

Nield

Visitor

Single

25

1856

Failsworth, Lancashire, England

Alfred

Nield

Visitor

Single

22

1859

Failsworth, Lancashire, England

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