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Household of John Woolfenden (born 1840, 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 Woolfenden and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Woolfenden, born in 1840 in Ardwick, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Woolfenden, born in 1839 in Welburn, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Sarah (born 1868 in Gorton, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1874 in Gorton, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1877 in Gorton, Lancashire, England) and Jane (born 1879 in Gorton, Lancashire, England).


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John Woolfenden's household

Male

John

Woolfenden

Head
Female

Mary

Woolfenden

Wife
Female

Sarah

Woolfenden

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Woolfenden

Daughter
Female

Mary

Woolfenden

Daughter
Female

Jane

Woolfenden

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Woolfenden
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Ardwick, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Woolfenden

Head

Married

41

1840

Ardwick, Lancashire, England

Mary

Woolfenden

Wife

Married

42

1839

Welburn, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Woolfenden

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Gorton, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Woolfenden

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Gorton, Lancashire, England

Mary

Woolfenden

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Gorton, Lancashire, England

Jane

Woolfenden

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Gorton, Lancashire, England

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