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Household of Joseph Charlston (born 1838, 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 Charlston and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Charlston, born in 1838 in Atherton, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Elisabeth Charlston, born in 1839 in Leigh, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; John Henry (born 1869 in Leigh, Lancashire, England), William (born 1871 in Leigh, Lancashire, England), Sarah A (born 1873 in Atherton, Lancashire, England), Joseph (born 1876 in Atherton, Lancashire, England) and Elisabeth (born 1878 in Atherton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Father In Law, John (born 1810 in Leigh, Lancashire, England) and Joseph's Sister In Law, Mary Jane (born 1849 in Leigh, Lancashire, England).


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Joseph Charlston's household

Male

Joseph

Charlston

Head
Female

Elisabeth

Charlston

Wife
Male

John Henry

Charlston

Son
Male

William

Charlston

Son
Female

Sarah A

Charlston

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Charlston

Son
Female

Elisabeth

Charlston

Daughter
Male

John

Wilkinson

Father In Law
Female

Mary Jane

Wilkinson

Sister In Law
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Charlston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Atherton, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Charlston

Head

Married

43

1838

Atherton, Lancashire, England

Elisabeth

Charlston

Wife

Married

42

1839

Leigh, Lancashire, England

John Henry

Charlston

Son

Single

12

1869

Leigh, Lancashire, England

William

Charlston

Son

Single

10

1871

Leigh, Lancashire, England

Sarah A

Charlston

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Atherton, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Charlston

Son

Single

5

1876

Atherton, Lancashire, England

Elisabeth

Charlston

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Atherton, Lancashire, England

John

Wilkinson

Father In Law

Widower

71

1810

Leigh, Lancashire, England

Mary Jane

Wilkinson

Sister In Law

Single

32

1849

Leigh, Lancashire, England

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