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Household of Richard Barker (born 1847, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, 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.

Richard Barker and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Barker, born in 1847 in Preston, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Barker, born in 1841 in Bolton, Lancashire, England. They had 1 child; Elizabeth E, born 1879 in Darwen, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Richard's Lodger, John (born 1851 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Richard's Lodger Wife, Elizabeth (born 1852 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Richard's Lodger Daughter, Nancy (born 1874 in United States) and Richard's Lodger Daughter, Elizabeth (born 1877 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).


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Richard Barker's household

Male

Richard

Barker

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Barker

Wife
Female

Elizabeth E

Barker

Daughter
Male

John

Edmundson

Lodger
Female

Elizabeth

Edmundson

Lodger Wife
Female

Nancy

Edmundson

Lodger Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Edmundson

Lodger Daughter
First name(s) Richard
Last name Barker
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Preston, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Barker

Head

Married

34

1847

Preston, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Barker

Wife

Married

40

1841

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth E

Barker

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Darwen, Lancashire, England

John

Edmundson

Lodger

Married

30

1851

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Edmundson

Lodger Wife

Married

29

1852

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Nancy

Edmundson

Lodger Daughter

Single

7

1874

United States

Elizabeth

Edmundson

Lodger Daughter

Single

4

1877

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

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