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Household of John Woolley (born 1834, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chester, Cheshire, 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 Woolley and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Woolley, born in 1834 in Cheshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Woolley, born in 1834 in Cotton, Cheshire, England. They had 5 children; Nellie (born 1862 in Chester, Cheshire, England), Charles (born 1864 in Chester, Cheshire, England), Ann (born 1866 in Chester, Cheshire, England), Gertrude (born 1876 in Chester, Cheshire, England) and Maud B (born 1879 in Chester, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Brother In Law, Evan Jones, born in 1853 in Chester, Cheshire, England.


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John Woolley's household

Male

John

Woolley

Head
Female

Sarah

Woolley

Wife
Female

Nellie

Woolley

Daughter
Male

Charles

Woolley

Son
Female

Ann

Woolley

Daughter
Female

Gertrude

Woolley

Daughter
Female

Maud B

Woolley

Daughter
Male

Evan

Jones

Brother In Law
First name(s) John
Last name Woolley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Cheshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Woolley

Head

Married

47

1834

Cheshire, England

Sarah

Woolley

Wife

Married

47

1834

Cotton, Cheshire, England

Nellie

Woolley

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Chester, Cheshire, England

Charles

Woolley

Son

Single

17

1864

Chester, Cheshire, England

Ann

Woolley

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Chester, Cheshire, England

Gertrude

Woolley

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Chester, Cheshire, England

Maud B

Woolley

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Chester, Cheshire, England

Evan

Jones

Brother In Law

-

28

1853

Chester, Cheshire, England

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