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Household of John Wark (born 1836, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, 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 Wark and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Wark, born in 1836 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 12 members. John was the head of the household, married to Janet Wark, born in 1838 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 8 children; Joseph (born 1862 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Henry A (born 1864 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1866 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Emily Jane (born 1868 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), George W (born 1871 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), John F (born 1873 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Janet (born 1875 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Gilbert (born 1881 in West Gorton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Visitor, John Wallace (born 1855 in Northampton, Northamptonshire, England) and John's Visitor, Joshua (born 1860 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).


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John Wark's household

Male

John

Wark

Head
Female

Janet

Wark

Wife
Male

Joseph

Wark

Son
Male

Henry A

Wark

Son
Female

Margaret

Wark

Daughter
Female

Emily Jane

Wark

Daughter
Male

George W

Wark

Son
Male

John F

Wark

Son
Female

Janet

Wark

Daughter
Male

Gilbert

Wark

Son
Male

John Wallace

Clark

Visitor
Male

Joshua

Harwood

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Wark
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
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

Wark

Head

Married

45

1836

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Janet

Wark

Wife

Married

43

1838

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Wark

Son

Single

19

1862

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Henry A

Wark

Son

Single

17

1864

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Wark

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Emily Jane

Wark

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Manchester, Lancashire, England

George W

Wark

Son

Single

10

1871

Manchester, Lancashire, England

John F

Wark

Son

Single

8

1873

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Janet

Wark

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Gilbert

Wark

Son

Single

0

1881

West Gorton, Lancashire, England

John Wallace

Clark

Visitor

Single

26

1855

Northampton, Northamptonshire, England

Joshua

Harwood

Visitor

Single

21

1860

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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