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Household of John Wesley (born 1846, Buckinghamshire)

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 Wesley and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Wesley, born in 1846 in Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Emma Wesley, born in 1847 in Salford, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Maude E (born 1870 in Moss Side, Lancashire, England), Harold (born 1874 in Moss Side, Lancashire, England), Lillian H (born 1879 in Withington, Lancashire, England) and John (born 1881 in Moss Side, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Mary Raynor, born in 1862 in Stafford, Staffordshire, England.


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John Wesley's household

Male

John

Wesley

Head
Female

Emma

Wesley

Wife
Female

Maude E

Wesley

Daughter
Male

Harold

Wesley

Son
Female

Lillian H

Wesley

Daughter
Male

John

Wesley

Son
Female

Mary

Raynor

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Wesley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Wesley

Head

Married

35

1846

Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, England

Emma

Wesley

Wife

Married

34

1847

Salford, Lancashire, England

Maude E

Wesley

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Moss Side, Lancashire, England

Harold

Wesley

Son

Single

7

1874

Moss Side, Lancashire, England

Lillian H

Wesley

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Withington, Lancashire, England

John

Wesley

Son

Single

0

1881

Moss Side, Lancashire, England

Mary

Raynor

Servant

Single

19

1862

Stafford, Staffordshire, England

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