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Household of Richard Prescott (born 1828, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prescot, Lancashire,Cheshire, 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 Prescott and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Prescott, born in 1828 in Widnes, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Margaret Prescott, born in 1833 in Scotland. They had 6 children; Thomas (born 1859 in Widnes, Lancashire, England), John (born 1861 in Widnes, Lancashire, England), Richard (born 1865 in Widnes, Lancashire, England), Mark (born 1869 in Widnes, Lancashire, England), Arthur (born 1874 in Widnes, Lancashire, England) and Fred (born 1877 in Widnes, Lancashire, England).


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Richard Prescott's household

Male

Richard

Prescott

Head
Female

Margaret

Prescott

Wife
Male

Thomas

Prescott

Son
Male

John

Prescott

Son
Male

Richard

Prescott

Son
Male

Mark

Prescott

Son
Male

Arthur

Prescott

Son
Male

Fred

Prescott

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

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Prescott

Head

Married

53

1828

Widnes, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Prescott

Wife

Married

48

1833

Scotland

Thomas

Prescott

Son

Single

22

1859

Widnes, Lancashire, England

John

Prescott

Son

Single

20

1861

Widnes, Lancashire, England

Richard

Prescott

Son

Single

16

1865

Widnes, Lancashire, England

Mark

Prescott

Son

Single

12

1869

Widnes, Lancashire, England

Arthur

Prescott

Son

Single

7

1874

Widnes, Lancashire, England

Fred

Prescott

Son

Single

4

1877

Widnes, Lancashire, England

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