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Household of Josh Postlewaite (born 1845, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leigh, 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.

Josh Postlewaite and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Josh Postlewaite, born in 1845 in Leigh, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Josh was the head of the household, married to Charlotte Postlewaite, born in 1848 in Leigh, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Robert W (born 1870 in Leigh, Lancashire, England), James E (born 1872 in Leigh, Lancashire, England), Frederick (born 1874 in Leigh, Lancashire, England), William J (born 1875 in Leigh, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth S (born 1879 in Leigh, Lancashire, England) and Joseph (born 1881 in Leigh, Lancashire, England).


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Josh Postlewaite's household

Male

Josh

Postlewaite

Head
Female

Charlotte

Postlewaite

Wife
Male

Robert W

Postlewaite

Son
Male

James E

Postlewaite

Son
Male

Frederick

Postlewaite

Son
Male

William J

Postlewaite

Son
Female

Elizabeth S

Postlewaite

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Postlewaite

Son
First name(s) Josh
Last name Postlewaite
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Leigh, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Josh

Postlewaite

Head

Married

36

1845

Leigh, Lancashire, England

Charlotte

Postlewaite

Wife

Married

33

1848

Leigh, Lancashire, England

Robert W

Postlewaite

Son

Single

11

1870

Leigh, Lancashire, England

James E

Postlewaite

Son

Single

9

1872

Leigh, Lancashire, England

Frederick

Postlewaite

Son

Single

7

1874

Leigh, Lancashire, England

William J

Postlewaite

Son

Single

6

1875

Leigh, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth S

Postlewaite

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Leigh, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Postlewaite

Son

Single

0

1881

Leigh, Lancashire, England

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