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Household of Richard Beesley (born 1843, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Fylde, 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 Beesley and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Beesley, born in 1843 in Woodplumpton, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Grace Beesley, born in 1836 in Roseacre, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; William (born 1869 in Wharles, Lancashire, England), Ellen (born 1871 in Wharles, Lancashire, England), James (born 1872 in Wharles, Lancashire, England) and John (born 1875 in Wharles, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Richard's Boarder, Elizabeth Gornall, born in 1873 in Wharles, Lancashire, England.


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Richard Beesley's household

Male

Richard

Beesley

Head
Female

Grace

Beesley

Wife
Male

William

Beesley

Son
Female

Ellen

Beesley

Daughter
Male

James

Beesley

Son
Male

John

Beesley

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Gornall

Boarder
First name(s) Richard
Last name Beesley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Woodplumpton, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Beesley

Head

Married

38

1843

Woodplumpton, Lancashire, England

Grace

Beesley

Wife

Married

45

1836

Roseacre, Lancashire, England

William

Beesley

Son

Single

12

1869

Wharles, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Beesley

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Wharles, Lancashire, England

James

Beesley

Son

Single

9

1872

Wharles, Lancashire, England

John

Beesley

Son

Single

6

1875

Wharles, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Gornall

Boarder

Single

8

1873

Wharles, Lancashire, England

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