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Household of John Woolley (born 1849, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, 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 1849 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ann Woolley, born in 1850 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, England. They had 5 children; Lucy (born 1875 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, England), Edward (born 1877 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, England), Melling (born 1878 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, England), Maria (born 1880 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, England) and Hannah (born 1881 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Dan Downs, born in 1859 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, England.


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John Woolley's household

Male

John

Woolley

Head
Female

Ann

Woolley

Wife
Female

Lucy

Woolley

Daughter
Male

Edward

Woolley

Son
Male

Melling

Woolley

Son
Female

Maria

Woolley

Daughter
Female

Hannah

Woolley

Daughter
Male

Dan

Downs

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Woolley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Stalybridge, 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

32

1849

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

Ann

Woolley

Wife

Married

31

1850

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

Lucy

Woolley

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

Edward

Woolley

Son

Single

4

1877

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

Melling

Woolley

Son

Single

3

1878

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

Maria

Woolley

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

Hannah

Woolley

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

Dan

Downs

Boarder

Single

22

1859

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

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