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Household of Joseph Prescott (born 1856, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Runcorn, 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 Prescott and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Prescott, born in 1856 in Runcorn, Cheshire, consisted of 5 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Prescott, born in 1858 in Runcorn, Cheshire, England. They had 2 children; Ann Jane (born 1878 in Runcorn, Cheshire, England) and Joseph (born 1881 in Runcorn, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Servant, Sarah Ellen Cross, born in 1865 in Runcorn, Cheshire, England.


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Joseph Prescott's household

Male

Joseph

Prescott

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Prescott

Wife
Female

Ann Jane

Prescott

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Prescott

Son
Female

Sarah Ellen

Cross

Servant
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Prescott
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 25
Birth year 1856
Birth place Runcorn, Cheshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Prescott

Head

Married

25

1856

Runcorn, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Prescott

Wife

Married

23

1858

Runcorn, Cheshire, England

Ann Jane

Prescott

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Runcorn, Cheshire, England

Joseph

Prescott

Son

Single

0

1881

Runcorn, Cheshire, England

Sarah Ellen

Cross

Servant

Single

16

1865

Runcorn, Cheshire, England

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