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Household of Richard Orrell (born 1828, 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 Orrell and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Orrell, born in 1828 in Mawdesley, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Mary Orrell, born in 1832 in Mawdesley, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Elizabeth (born 1858 in Mawdesley, Lancashire, England), James (born 1859 in Mawdesley, Lancashire, England), Elias (born 1862 in Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1865 in Lancashire, England), Sarah (born 1867 in Lancashire, England) and Thomas (born 1869 in Lancashire, England).


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Richard Orrell's household

Male

Richard

Orrell

Head
Female

Mary

Orrell

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Orrell

Daughter
Male

James

Orrell

Son
Male

Elias

Orrell

Son
Female

Mary

Orrell

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Orrell

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Orrell

Son
First name(s) Richard
Last name Orrell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Mawdesley, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Orrell

Head

Married

53

1828

Mawdesley, Lancashire, England

Mary

Orrell

Wife

Married

49

1832

Mawdesley, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Orrell

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Mawdesley, Lancashire, England

James

Orrell

Son

Single

22

1859

Mawdesley, Lancashire, England

Elias

Orrell

Son

Single

19

1862

Lancashire, England

Mary

Orrell

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Lancashire, England

Sarah

Orrell

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Lancashire, England

Thomas

Orrell

Son

Single

12

1869

Lancashire, England

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