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Household of John Wigglesworth (born 1829, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Knaresborough, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 Wigglesworth and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Wigglesworth, born in 1829 in Skipton, Yorkshire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ellen Wigglesworth, born in 1837 in Bishop Monkton, Yorkshire, England. They had 1 child; James Hy, born 1861 in Markington, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Father In Law, John (born 1805 in Bishop Monkton, Yorkshire, England), John's Niece, Ellen (born 1871 in Bishop Monkton, Yorkshire, England), John's Nephew, Henry (born 1871 in Quarmby, Yorkshire, England), John's Lodger, Will (born 1854 in Starbeck, Yorkshire, England), John's Lodger, Thomas (born 1856 in Starbeck, Yorkshire, England), John's Lodger, Will (born 1860 in Dishforth, Yorkshire, England) and John's Lodger, James (born 1862 in Burton Leonard, Yorkshire, England).


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John Wigglesworth's household

Male

John

Wigglesworth

Head
Female

Ellen

Wigglesworth

Wife
Male

James Hy

Wigglesworth

Son
Male

John

Ward

Father In Law
Female

Ellen

Wilson

Niece
Male

Henry

Ward

Nephew
Male

Will

Garnett

Lodger
Male

Thomas

Appleton

Lodger
Male

Will

Saddler

Lodger
Male

James

Swales

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Wigglesworth
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Skipton, Yorkshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Wigglesworth

Head

Married

52

1829

Skipton, Yorkshire, England

Ellen

Wigglesworth

Wife

Married

44

1837

Bishop Monkton, Yorkshire, England

James Hy

Wigglesworth

Son

Single

20

1861

Markington, Yorkshire, England

John

Ward

Father In Law

Widower

76

1805

Bishop Monkton, Yorkshire, England

Ellen

Wilson

Niece

Single

10

1871

Bishop Monkton, Yorkshire, England

Henry

Ward

Nephew

Single

10

1871

Quarmby, Yorkshire, England

Will

Garnett

Lodger

Single

27

1854

Starbeck, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Appleton

Lodger

Single

25

1856

Starbeck, Yorkshire, England

Will

Saddler

Lodger

Single

21

1860

Dishforth, Yorkshire, England

James

Swales

Lodger

Single

19

1862

Burton Leonard, Yorkshire, England

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