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Household of Joseph Houghton (born 1837, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, 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 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Houghton, born in 1837 in Ashton, Lancashire, consisted of 4 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Edna Houghton, born in 1842 in Ashton, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Thomas (born 1863 in Ashton, Lancashire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1865 in Ashton, Lancashire, England).


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Joseph Houghton's household

Male

Joseph

Houghton

Head
Female

Edna

Houghton

Wife
Male

Thomas

Houghton

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Houghton

Daughter
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Houghton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Ashton, Lancashire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Houghton

Head

Married

44

1837

Ashton, Lancashire, England

Edna

Houghton

Wife

Married

39

1842

Ashton, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Houghton

Son

Single

18

1863

Ashton, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Houghton

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Ashton, Lancashire, England

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