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Household of Joseph Battersby (born 1833, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leigh, 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 Battersby and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Battersby, born in 1833 in Pennington, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Alice Battersby, born in 1828 in Culcheth, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Peter (born 1858 in Culcheth, Lancashire, England), William (born 1860 in Bedford, Lancashire, England) and Ellen (born 1861 in Bedford, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Lodger, Joseph Horrocks, born in 1859 in Bedford, Lancashire, England.


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Joseph Battersby's household

Male

Joseph

Battersby

Head
Female

Alice

Battersby

Wife
Male

Peter

Battersby

Son
Male

William

Battersby

Son
Female

Ellen

Battersby

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Horrocks

Lodger
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Battersby
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Pennington, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Battersby

Head

Married

48

1833

Pennington, Lancashire, England

Alice

Battersby

Wife

Married

53

1828

Culcheth, Lancashire, England

Peter

Battersby

Son

Single

23

1858

Culcheth, Lancashire, England

William

Battersby

Son

Single

21

1860

Bedford, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Battersby

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Bedford, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Horrocks

Lodger

Single

22

1859

Bedford, Lancashire, England

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