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Household of Joseph Mottershead (born 1847, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Macclesfield, Cheshire, 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 Mottershead and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Mottershead, born in 1847 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, consisted of 8 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Ellen Mottershead, born in 1849 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England. They had 6 children; Mary (born 1870 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England), John (born 1872 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England), Elizabeth (born 1873 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England), Sarah Ann (born 1876 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England), Ellen (born 1878 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England) and Thomas (born 1880 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England).


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Joseph Mottershead's household

Male

Joseph

Mottershead

Head
Female

Ellen

Mottershead

Wife
Female

Mary

Mottershead

Daughter
Male

John

Mottershead

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Mottershead

Daughter
Female

Sarah Ann

Mottershead

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Mottershead

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Mottershead

Son
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Mottershead
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Mottershead

Head

Married

34

1847

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Ellen

Mottershead

Wife

Married

32

1849

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Mary

Mottershead

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

John

Mottershead

Son

Single

9

1872

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Mottershead

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Sarah Ann

Mottershead

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Ellen

Mottershead

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Thomas

Mottershead

Son

Single

1

1880

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

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