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Household of Phillip Beswick (born 1828, 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.

Phillip Beswick and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Phillip Beswick, born in 1828 in Urmston, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Phillip was the head of the household, married to Jenney Beswick, born in 1829 in Oldham, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Joshua (born 1858 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), William (born 1867 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) and Mary Ann (born 1857 in Oldham, Lancashire, England). They had 1 grandchild; Violet, born 1878 in Oldham, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Phillip's Son In Law, Thomas Wolstencroft, born in 1849 in Mossley, Lancashire, England.


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Phillip Beswick's household

Male

Phillip

Beswick

Head
Female

Jenney

Beswick

Wife
Male

Joshua

Beswick

Son
Male

William

Beswick

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Wolstencroft

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Wolstencroft

Son In Law
Female

Violet

Wolstencroft

Grand Daughter
First name(s) Phillip
Last name Beswick
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Urmston, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Phillip

Beswick

Head

Married

53

1828

Urmston, Lancashire, England

Jenney

Beswick

Wife

Married

52

1829

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Joshua

Beswick

Son

Single

23

1858

Oldham, Lancashire, England

William

Beswick

Son

Single

14

1867

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Mary Ann

Wolstencroft

Daughter

Married

24

1857

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Wolstencroft

Son In Law

Married

32

1849

Mossley, Lancashire, England

Violet

Wolstencroft

Grand Daughter

Single

3

1878

Oldham, Lancashire, England

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