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Household of John West (born 1835, 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 West and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John West, born in 1835 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth West, born in 1851 in Salford, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Mary E E (born 1863 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Ada M (born 1865 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Lillian (born 1868 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Evelyn (born 1870 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Elsie N (born 1873 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Frederick H (born 1881 in Chorlton cum Hardy, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Step Daughter, Margaret T (born 1875 in Bowdon, Cheshire, England), John's Stepson, Alfred O (born 1876 in Salford, Lancashire, England) and John's Servant, Mary (born 1865 in Barnton, Cheshire, England).


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John West's household

Male

John

West

Head
Female

Elizabeth

West

Wife
Female

Mary E E

West

Daughter
Female

Ada M

West

Daughter
Female

Lillian

West

Daughter
Female

Evelyn

West

Daughter
Female

Elsie N

West

Daughter
Female

Margaret T

Cliffe

Step Daughter
Male

Alfred O

Cliffe

Stepson
Male

Frederick H

West

Son
Female

Mary

Allen

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name West
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

West

Head

Married

46

1835

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

West

Wife

Married

30

1851

Salford, Lancashire, England

Mary E E

West

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Ada M

West

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Lillian

West

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Evelyn

West

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Elsie N

West

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Margaret T

Cliffe

Step Daughter

Single

6

1875

Bowdon, Cheshire, England

Alfred O

Cliffe

Stepson

Single

5

1876

Salford, Lancashire, England

Frederick H

West

Son

Single

0

1881

Chorlton cum Hardy, Lancashire, England

Mary

Allen

Servant

Single

16

1865

Barnton, Cheshire, England

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