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Household of John Wolfenden (born 1841, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, 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 Wolfenden and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Wolfenden, born in 1841 in Bolton, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Wolfenden, born in 1844 in Bolton, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Herbert Taylor (born 1868 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Martha Alice (born 1873 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) and Gertrude Elizabeth (born 1879 in Bolton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Mother In Law, Martha Crompton, born in 1816 in Bolton, Lancashire, England.


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John Wolfenden's household

Male

John

Wolfenden

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Wolfenden

Wife
Male

Herbert Taylor

Wolfenden

Son
Female

Martha Alice

Wolfenden

Daughter
Female

Gertrude Elizabeth

Wolfenden

Daughter
Female

Martha

Crompton

Mother In Law
First name(s) John
Last name Wolfenden
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Bolton, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Wolfenden

Head

Married

40

1841

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Mary Ann

Wolfenden

Wife

Married

37

1844

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Herbert Taylor

Wolfenden

Son

Single

13

1868

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Martha Alice

Wolfenden

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Gertrude Elizabeth

Wolfenden

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Martha

Crompton

Mother In Law

Married

65

1816

Bolton, Lancashire, England

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