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Household of Joseph Arkwright (born 1834, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, 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.

Joseph Arkwright and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Arkwright, born in 1834 in Pemberton, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Arkwright, born in 1838 in Wigan, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Hannah (born 1861 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England), Stephen (born 1863 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England), John (born 1867 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England), Ellen (born 1868 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1880 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Boarder, Henry E Kinlach, born in 1855 in Preston, Lancashire, England.


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Joseph Arkwright's household

Male

Joseph

Arkwright

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Arkwright

Wife
Female

Hannah

Arkwright

Daughter
Male

Stephen

Arkwright

Son
Male

John

Arkwright

Son
Female

Ellen

Arkwright

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Arkwright

Daughter
Male

Henry E

Kinlach

Boarder
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Arkwright
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Arkwright

Head

Married

47

1834

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Arkwright

Wife

Married

43

1838

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Arkwright

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Stephen

Arkwright

Son

Single

18

1863

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

John

Arkwright

Son

Single

14

1867

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Arkwright

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Arkwright

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Henry E

Kinlach

Boarder

Single

26

1855

Preston, Lancashire, England

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