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Household of Joshua Wolstencroft (born 1820, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Oldham, 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 Wolstencroft and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joshua Wolstencroft, born in 1820 in Oldham, Lancashire, consisted of 4 members. Joshua was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Wolstencroft, born in 1822 in Oldham, Lancashire, England. They had 1 child; Betty, born 1853 in Oldham, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Joshua's Son In Law, Samuel Harrison, born in 1851 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England.


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Joshua Wolstencroft's household

Male

Joshua

Wolstencroft

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Wolstencroft

Wife
Female

Betty

Harrison

Daughter
Male

Samuel

Harrison

Son In Law
First name(s) Joshua
Last name Wolstencroft
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Oldham, Lancashire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joshua

Wolstencroft

Head

Married

61

1820

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Wolstencroft

Wife

Married

59

1822

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Betty

Harrison

Daughter

Married

28

1853

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Samuel

Harrison

Son In Law

Married

30

1851

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

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