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Household of Joseph Howcroft (born 1846, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, 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 Howcroft and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Howcroft, born in 1846 in Little Hulton, Lancashire, consisted of 12 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Sarah Howcroft, born in 1846 in Little Hulton, Lancashire, England. They had 9 children; Ellis (born 1863 in Little Hulton, Lancashire, England), Moses (born 1867 in Little Hulton, Lancashire, England), James Wm (born 1869 in Little Hulton, Lancashire, England), Betsy Alice (born 1871 in Little Hulton, Lancashire, England), Joseph (born 1873 in Little Hulton, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1875 in Little Hulton, Lancashire, England), Sarah Ellen (born 1877 in Little Hulton, Lancashire, England), Harry (born 1879 in Little Hulton, Lancashire, England) and Wilhelmina (born 1881 in Little Hulton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Mother In Law, Alice Hodgkiss, born in 1812 in Little Hulton, Lancashire, England.


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Joseph Howcroft's household

Male

Joseph

Howcroft

Head
Female

Sarah

Howcroft

Wife
Male

Ellis

Crompton

Son
Male

Moses

Howcroft

Son
Male

James Wm

Howcroft

Son
Female

Betsy Alice

Howcroft

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Howcroft

Son
Female

Mary

Howcroft

Daughter
Female

Sarah Ellen

Howcroft

Daughter
Male

Harry

Howcroft

Son
Female

Wilhelmina

Howcroft

Daughter
Female

Alice

Hodgkiss

Mother In Law
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Howcroft
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Little Hulton, Lancashire, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Howcroft

Head

Married

35

1846

Little Hulton, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Howcroft

Wife

Married

35

1846

Little Hulton, Lancashire, England

Ellis

Crompton

Son

Single

18

1863

Little Hulton, Lancashire, England

Moses

Howcroft

Son

Single

14

1867

Little Hulton, Lancashire, England

James Wm

Howcroft

Son

Single

12

1869

Little Hulton, Lancashire, England

Betsy Alice

Howcroft

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Little Hulton, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Howcroft

Son

Single

8

1873

Little Hulton, Lancashire, England

Mary

Howcroft

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Little Hulton, Lancashire, England

Sarah Ellen

Howcroft

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Little Hulton, Lancashire, England

Harry

Howcroft

Son

Single

2

1879

Little Hulton, Lancashire, England

Wilhelmina

Howcroft

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Little Hulton, Lancashire, England

Alice

Hodgkiss

Mother In Law

Married

69

1812

Little Hulton, Lancashire, England

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