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Household of Reuben Cheetham (born 1800, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barton upon Irwell, 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.

Reuben Cheetham and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Reuben Cheetham, born in 1800 in Eccles, Lancashire, consisted of 13 members. Reuben was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; Meriah (born 1844 in Swinton, Lancashire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1839 in Swinton, Lancashire, England). He had 9 grandchildren; Samuel (born 1862 in Swinton, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1863 in Swinton, Lancashire, England), Charles (born 1869 in Swinton, Lancashire, England), Reuben (born 1871 in Swinton, Lancashire, England), John (born 1873 in Swinton, Lancashire, England), George (born 1875 in Swinton, Lancashire, England), Frank (born 1877 in Swinton, Lancashire, England), Sarah Ann (born 1879 in Swinton, Lancashire, England) and Harry (born 1881 in Swinton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Reuben's Son In Law, James Pollitt, born in 1839 in Swinton, Lancashire, England.


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Reuben Cheetham's household

Male

Reuben

Cheetham

Head
Female

Meriah

Cheetham

Daughter
Male

James

Pollitt

Son In Law
Female

Elizabeth

Pollitt

Daughter
Male

Samuel

Pollitt

Grand Son
Female

Elizabeth

Pollitt

Grand Daughter
Male

Charles

Pollitt

Grand Son
Male

Reuben

Pollitt

Grand Son
Male

John

Pollitt

Grand Son
Male

George

Pollitt

Grand Son
Male

Frank

Pollitt

Grand Son
Female

Sarah Ann

Pollitt

Grand Daughter
Male

Harry

Pollitt

Grand Son
First name(s) Reuben
Last name Cheetham
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 81
Birth year 1800
Birth place Eccles, Lancashire, England

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Reuben

Cheetham

Head

Widower

81

1800

Eccles, Lancashire, England

Meriah

Cheetham

Daughter

Single

37

1844

Swinton, Lancashire, England

James

Pollitt

Son In Law

Married

42

1839

Swinton, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Pollitt

Daughter

Married

42

1839

Swinton, Lancashire, England

Samuel

Pollitt

Grand Son

Single

19

1862

Swinton, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Pollitt

Grand Daughter

Single

18

1863

Swinton, Lancashire, England

Charles

Pollitt

Grand Son

Single

12

1869

Swinton, Lancashire, England

Reuben

Pollitt

Grand Son

Single

10

1871

Swinton, Lancashire, England

John

Pollitt

Grand Son

Single

8

1873

Swinton, Lancashire, England

George

Pollitt

Grand Son

Single

6

1875

Swinton, Lancashire, England

Frank

Pollitt

Grand Son

Single

4

1877

Swinton, Lancashire, England

Sarah Ann

Pollitt

Grand Daughter

Single

2

1879

Swinton, Lancashire, England

Harry

Pollitt

Grand Son

Single

0

1881

Swinton, Lancashire, England

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