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Household of Joseph Houghton (born 1844, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Warrington, 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 Houghton and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Houghton, born in 1844 in Croft, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Houghton, born in 1848 in Croft, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Thomas (born 1869 in Croft, Lancashire, England), Alfred (born 1871 in Croft, Lancashire, England), Hamlet (born 1873 in Croft, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1875 in Croft, Lancashire, England), Alice (born 1878 in Croft, Lancashire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1879 in Croft, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Boarder, Nathan Taylor, born in 1850 in Croft, Lancashire, England.


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Joseph Houghton's household

Male

Joseph

Houghton

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Houghton

Wife
Male

Thomas

Houghton

Son
Male

Alfred

Houghton

Son
Male

Hamlet

Houghton

Son
Female

Mary

Houghton

Daughter
Female

Alice

Houghton

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Houghton

Daughter
Male

Nathan

Taylor

Boarder
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Houghton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Croft, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Houghton

Head

Married

37

1844

Croft, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Houghton

Wife

Married

33

1848

Croft, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Houghton

Son

Single

12

1869

Croft, Lancashire, England

Alfred

Houghton

Son

Single

10

1871

Croft, Lancashire, England

Hamlet

Houghton

Son

Single

8

1873

Croft, Lancashire, England

Mary

Houghton

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Croft, Lancashire, England

Alice

Houghton

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Croft, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Houghton

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Croft, Lancashire, England

Nathan

Taylor

Boarder

Single

31

1850

Croft, Lancashire, England

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