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Household of Joseph Wharton (born 1858, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, 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 Wharton and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Wharton, born in 1858 in Clayton Green, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Mary J Wharton, born in 1856 in Bamber Bridge, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; William J (born 1879 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and John (born 1881 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Boarder Head, Ellen (born 1820 in Crook, Westmorland, England) and Joseph's Boarder, John (born 1861 in Bamber Bridge, Lancashire, England).


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Joseph Wharton's household

Male

Joseph

Wharton

Head
Female

Mary J

Wharton

Wife
Male

William J

Wharton

Son
Male

John

Wharton

Son
Female

Ellen

Walmsley

Boarder Head
Male

John

Walmsley

Boarder
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Wharton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 23
Birth year 1858
Birth place Clayton Green, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Wharton

Head

Married

23

1858

Clayton Green, Lancashire, England

Mary J

Wharton

Wife

Married

25

1856

Bamber Bridge, Lancashire, England

William J

Wharton

Son

Single

2

1879

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

John

Wharton

Son

Single

0

1881

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Walmsley

Boarder Head

Widow

61

1820

Crook, Westmorland, England

John

Walmsley

Boarder

Single

20

1861

Bamber Bridge, Lancashire, England

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