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Household of Joseph Stretch (born 1847, Lancashire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Stretch, born in 1847 in Middleton, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Jane A Stretch, born in 1850 in Warton, Cumberland, England. They had 5 children; Thomas (born 1870 in Slyne, Lancashire, England), Alexander (born 1872 in Carnforth, Lancashire, England), Joseph (born 1875 in Carnforth, Lancashire, England), David (born 1877 in Carnforth, Lancashire, England) and Edward (born 1880 in Carnforth, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's -, Mary (born 1818 in Wigton, Cumberland, England) and Joseph's Boarder, Thomas (born 1849 in Worcester, Worcestershire, England).


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Joseph Stretch's household

Male

Joseph

Stretch

Head
Female

Jane A

Stretch

Wife
Male

Thomas

Stretch

Son
Male

Alexander

Stretch

Son
Male

Joseph

Stretch

Son
Male

David

Stretch

Son
Male

Edward

Stretch

Son
Female

Mary

Owan

-
Male

Thomas

Watson

Boarder
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Stretch
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Middleton, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Stretch

Head

Married

34

1847

Middleton, Lancashire, England

Jane A

Stretch

Wife

Married

31

1850

Warton, Cumberland, England

Thomas

Stretch

Son

Single

11

1870

Slyne, Lancashire, England

Alexander

Stretch

Son

Single

9

1872

Carnforth, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Stretch

Son

Single

6

1875

Carnforth, Lancashire, England

David

Stretch

Son

Single

4

1877

Carnforth, Lancashire, England

Edward

Stretch

Son

Single

1

1880

Carnforth, Lancashire, England

Mary

Owan

-

Widow

63

1818

Wigton, Cumberland, England

Thomas

Watson

Boarder

Single

32

1849

Worcester, Worcestershire, England

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