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Household of Joshua Cordingley (born 1839, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prestwich, 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.

Joshua Cordingley and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joshua Cordingley, born in 1839 in Failsworth, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. Joshua was the head of the household, married to Eliza Cordingley, born in 1841 in Failsworth, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Fred (born 1864 in Failsworth, Lancashire, England), John Henry (born 1866 in Failsworth, Lancashire, England), Emma (born 1872 in Failsworth, Lancashire, England) and James (born 1879 in Failsworth, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joshua's Servant, Edward (born 1821 in Failsworth, Lancashire, England), Joshua's Servant, Margaret E (born 1870 in Wigan, Lancashire, England) and Joshua's Servant, Emma (born 1851 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).


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Joshua Cordingley's household

Male

Joshua

Cordingley

Head
Female

Eliza

Cordingley

Wife
Male

Fred

Cordingley

Son
Male

John Henry

Cordingley

Son
Female

Emma

Cordingley

Daughter
Male

James

Cordingley

Son
Male

Edward

Etchels

Servant
Female

Margaret E

Moss

Servant
Female

Emma

Croydon

Servant
First name(s) Joshua
Last name Cordingley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Failsworth, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joshua

Cordingley

Head

Married

42

1839

Failsworth, Lancashire, England

Eliza

Cordingley

Wife

Married

40

1841

Failsworth, Lancashire, England

Fred

Cordingley

Son

Single

17

1864

Failsworth, Lancashire, England

John Henry

Cordingley

Son

Single

15

1866

Failsworth, Lancashire, England

Emma

Cordingley

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Failsworth, Lancashire, England

James

Cordingley

Son

Single

2

1879

Failsworth, Lancashire, England

Edward

Etchels

Servant

Married

60

1821

Failsworth, Lancashire, England

Margaret E

Moss

Servant

Single

11

1870

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Emma

Croydon

Servant

Single

30

1851

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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