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Household of Jonathan Woolfenden (born 1844, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rochdale, 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.

Jonathan Woolfenden and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Jonathan Woolfenden, born in 1844 in Ramsbottom, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Jonathan was the head of the household, married to Ellen Woolfenden, born in 1846 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Emily (born 1869 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Cecily (born 1875 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England), Henrietta (born 1877 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1880 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Jonathan's Nephew, Frederick Massey, born in 1876 in Manchester, Lancashire, England.


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Jonathan Woolfenden's household

Male

Jonathan

Woolfenden

Head
Female

Ellen

Woolfenden

Wife
Female

Emily

Woolfenden

Daughter
Female

Cecily

Woolfenden

Daughter
Female

Henrietta

Woolfenden

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Woolfenden

Daughter
Male

Frederick

Massey

Nephew
First name(s) Jonathan
Last name Woolfenden
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Ramsbottom, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Jonathan

Woolfenden

Head

Married

37

1844

Ramsbottom, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Woolfenden

Wife

Married

35

1846

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Emily

Woolfenden

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Cecily

Woolfenden

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Henrietta

Woolfenden

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Woolfenden

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Frederick

Massey

Nephew

Single

5

1876

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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