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Household of Nicholas Earnshaw (born 1820, 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.

Nicholas Earnshaw and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Nicholas Earnshaw, born in 1820 in Preston, Lancashire, consisted of 5 members. Nicholas was the head of the household, married to Alice Earnshaw, born in 1827 in Darcy Lever, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Mary (born 1859 in Darcy Lever, Lancashire, England), Ellen (born 1862 in Little Lever, Lancashire, England) and Hannah (born 1864 in Little Lever, Lancashire, England).


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Nicholas Earnshaw's household

Male

Nicholas

Earnshaw

Head
Female

Alice

Earnshaw

Wife
Female

Mary

Earnshaw

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Earnshaw

Daughter
Female

Hannah

Earnshaw

Daughter
First name(s) Nicholas
Last name Earnshaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Preston, Lancashire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Nicholas

Earnshaw

Head

Married

61

1820

Preston, Lancashire, England

Alice

Earnshaw

Wife

Married

54

1827

Darcy Lever, Lancashire, England

Mary

Earnshaw

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Darcy Lever, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Earnshaw

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Little Lever, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Earnshaw

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Little Lever, Lancashire, England

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