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Household of Joshua Dickenson (born 1836, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, 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 Dickenson and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joshua Dickenson, born in 1836 in Orrell, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. Joshua was the head of the household, married to Ellen Dickenson, born in 1841 in Standish, Lancashire, England. They had 8 children; Richard (born 1862 in Standish, Lancashire, England), Catherine (born 1866 in Standish, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1868 in Orrell, Lancashire, England), William (born 1871 in Orrell, Lancashire, England), James (born 1872 in Upholland, Lancashire, England), Mary Ann (born 1874 in Upholland, Lancashire, England), Joseph (born 1878 in Upholland, Lancashire, England) and Peter (born 1881 in Orrell, Lancashire, England).


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Joshua Dickenson's household

Male

Joshua

Dickenson

Head
Female

Ellen

Dickenson

Wife
Male

Richard

Dickenson

Son
Female

Catherine

Dickenson

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Dickenson

Son
Male

William

Dickenson

Son
Male

James

Dickenson

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Dickenson

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Dickenson

Son
Male

Peter

Dickenson

Son
First name(s) Joshua
Last name Dickenson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Orrell, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joshua

Dickenson

Head

Married

45

1836

Orrell, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Dickenson

Wife

Married

40

1841

Standish, Lancashire, England

Richard

Dickenson

Son

Single

19

1862

Standish, Lancashire, England

Catherine

Dickenson

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Standish, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Dickenson

Son

Single

13

1868

Orrell, Lancashire, England

William

Dickenson

Son

Single

10

1871

Orrell, Lancashire, England

James

Dickenson

Son

Single

9

1872

Upholland, Lancashire, England

Mary Ann

Dickenson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Upholland, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Dickenson

Son

Single

3

1878

Upholland, Lancashire, England

Peter

Dickenson

Son

Single

0

1881

Orrell, Lancashire, England

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