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Household of John Wolstencroft (born 1823, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, 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 Wolstencroft and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Wolstencroft, born in 1823 in Millbrook, Cheshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Wolstencroft, born in 1823 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, England. They had 6 children; Sarah (born 1848 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, England), Mary (born 1850 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, England), Alice (born 1857 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, England), William (born 1858 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, England), James (born 1861 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, England) and Thomas (born 1864 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, England). They had 1 grandchild; William, born 1880 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, England.


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John Wolstencroft's household

Male

John

Wolstencroft

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Wolstencroft

Wife
Female

Sarah

Wolstencroft

Daughter
Female

Mary

Wolstencroft

Daughter
Female

Alice

Wolstencroft

Daughter
Male

William

Wolstencroft

Son
Male

James

Wolstencroft

Son
Male

Thomas

Wolstencroft

Son
Male

William

Taylor

Grand Son
First name(s) John
Last name Wolstencroft
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Millbrook, Cheshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Wolstencroft

Head

Married

58

1823

Millbrook, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Wolstencroft

Wife

Married

58

1823

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

Sarah

Wolstencroft

Daughter

Married

33

1848

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

Mary

Wolstencroft

Daughter

Single

31

1850

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

Alice

Wolstencroft

Daughter

Single

24

1857

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

William

Wolstencroft

Son

Single

23

1858

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

James

Wolstencroft

Son

Single

20

1861

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

Thomas

Wolstencroft

Son

Single

17

1864

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

William

Taylor

Grand Son

Single

1

1880

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

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