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Household of Josiah Monk (born 1845, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burnley, 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 Monk and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Josiah Monk, born in 1845 in Higham, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Josiah was the head of the household, married to Mary Monk, born in 1847 in Hapton, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; James E (born 1874 in Padiham, Lancashire, England), Ellen Ann (born 1878 in Higham, Lancashire, England) and Susan L (born 1880 in Higham, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Josiah's Servant, Margaret (born 1838 in Burnley, Lancashire, England) and Josiah's Servant, James (born 1861 in Bolton by Bowland, Yorkshire, England).


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Josiah Monk's household

Male

Josiah

Monk

Head
Female

Mary

Monk

Wife
Male

James E

Monk

Son
Female

Ellen Ann

Monk

Daughter
Female

Susan L

Monk

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Pilkington

Servant
Male

James

Brown

Servant
First name(s) Josiah
Last name Monk
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Higham, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Josiah

Monk

Head

Married

36

1845

Higham, Lancashire, England

Mary

Monk

Wife

Married

34

1847

Hapton, Lancashire, England

James E

Monk

Son

Single

7

1874

Padiham, Lancashire, England

Ellen Ann

Monk

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Higham, Lancashire, England

Susan L

Monk

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Higham, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Pilkington

Servant

Widow

43

1838

Burnley, Lancashire, England

James

Brown

Servant

Single

20

1861

Bolton by Bowland, Yorkshire, England

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