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Household of Josiah Ditchfield (born 1829, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, 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.

Josiah Ditchfield and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Josiah Ditchfield, born in 1829 in Croston, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. Josiah was the head of the household, married to Caroline Ditchfield, born in 1832 in Stockport, Cheshire, England. They had 6 children; Henry (born 1859 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Josiah (born 1861 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), James (born 1863 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Margaret A (born 1865 in Lancashire, England), Albert (born 1868 in Lancashire, England) and Caroline (born 1871 in Lancashire, England). They had 1 grandchild; Josiah, born 1877 in Bolton, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Josiah's Mother, Alice Higham, born in 1805 in Croston, Lancashire, England.


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Josiah Ditchfield's household

Male

Josiah

Ditchfield

Head
Female

Caroline

Ditchfield

Wife
Male

Henry

Ditchfield

Son
Male

Josiah

Ditchfield

Son
Male

James

Ditchfield

Son
Female

Margaret A

Ditchfield

Daughter
Male

Albert

Ditchfield

Son
Female

Caroline

Ditchfield

Daughter
Male

Josiah

Ditchfield

Grand Son
Female

Alice

Higham

Mother
First name(s) Josiah
Last name Ditchfield
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Croston, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Josiah

Ditchfield

Head

Married

52

1829

Croston, Lancashire, England

Caroline

Ditchfield

Wife

Married

49

1832

Stockport, Cheshire, England

Henry

Ditchfield

Son

Single

22

1859

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Josiah

Ditchfield

Son

Single

20

1861

Bolton, Lancashire, England

James

Ditchfield

Son

Single

18

1863

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Margaret A

Ditchfield

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Lancashire, England

Albert

Ditchfield

Son

Single

13

1868

Lancashire, England

Caroline

Ditchfield

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Lancashire, England

Josiah

Ditchfield

Grand Son

Single

4

1877

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Alice

Higham

Mother

Widow

76

1805

Croston, Lancashire, England

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