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Household of John Woolley (born 1815, Lancashire)

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 Woolley and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Woolley, born in 1815 in Reddish, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Woolley, born in 1815 in Cheshire, England. They had 2 children; Thomas (born 1854 in Cheshire, England) and John (born 1860 in Cheshire, England). They had 1 grandchild; John James, born 1871 in Cheshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, George Henry Gibson, born in 1859 in Cheshire, England.


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John Woolley's household

Male

John

Woolley

Head
Female

Mary

Woolley

Wife
Male

Thomas

Woolley

Son
Male

John

Woolley

Son
Male

John James

Moores

Grand Son
Male

George Henry

Gibson

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Woolley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 66
Birth year 1815
Birth place Reddish, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Woolley

Head

Married

66

1815

Reddish, Lancashire, England

Mary

Woolley

Wife

Married

66

1815

Cheshire, England

Thomas

Woolley

Son

Single

27

1854

Cheshire, England

John

Woolley

Son

Single

21

1860

Cheshire, England

John James

Moores

Grand Son

Single

10

1871

Cheshire, England

George Henry

Gibson

Boarder

Single

22

1859

Cheshire, England

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