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Household of Martha Hitchen (born 1823, 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.

Martha Hitchen and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Martha Hitchen, born in 1823 in Rainford, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Martha was the head of the household, widow. She had 3 children; Margaret Ellen (born 1851 in Padiham, Lancashire, England), William Henry (born 1852 in Padiham, Lancashire, England) and Evelina (born 1880 in Padiham, Lancashire, England). She had 1 grandchild; Elizabeth, born 1879 in Seaforth, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Martha's Lodger Head, Hannah Bond, born in 1848 in Padiham, Lancashire, England.


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Martha Hitchen's household

Female

Martha

Hitchen

Head
Female

Margaret Ellen

Hitchen

Daughter
Male

William Henry

Hitchen

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Hitchen

Grand Daughter
Female

Hannah

Bond

Lodger Head
Female

Evelina

Bond

Daughter
First name(s) Martha
Last name Hitchen
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Rainford, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Martha

Hitchen

Head

Widow

58

1823

Rainford, Lancashire, England

Margaret Ellen

Hitchen

Daughter

Single

30

1851

Padiham, Lancashire, England

William Henry

Hitchen

Son

Married

29

1852

Padiham, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Hitchen

Grand Daughter

Single

2

1879

Seaforth, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Bond

Lodger Head

Married

33

1848

Padiham, Lancashire, England

Evelina

Bond

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Padiham, Lancashire, England

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