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Household of Richard Basendale (born 1827, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorley, 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 Basendale and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Basendale, born in 1827 in Leyland, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Ann Basendale, born in 1826 in Preston, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Martha (born 1854 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), George (born 1856 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1859 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and Ellen (born 1860 in Preston, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Richard's Visitor, Margaret (born 1848 in Salford, Lancashire, England) and Richard's Visitor, Margaret (born 1878 in Chorley, Lancashire, England).


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Richard Basendale's household

Male

Richard

Basendale

Head
Female

Ann

Basendale

Wife
Female

Martha

Basendale

Daughter
Male

George

Basendale

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Basendale

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Basendale

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Threllfall

Visitor
Female

Margaret

Threllfall

Visitor
First name(s) Richard
Last name Basendale
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Leyland, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Basendale

Head

Married

54

1827

Leyland, Lancashire, England

Ann

Basendale

Wife

Married

55

1826

Preston, Lancashire, England

Martha

Basendale

Daughter

Single

27

1854

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

George

Basendale

Son

Single

25

1856

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Basendale

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Basendale

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Preston, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Threllfall

Visitor

Married

33

1848

Salford, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Threllfall

Visitor

Single

3

1878

Chorley, Lancashire, England

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