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Household of Richard Sephton (born 1851, Lancashire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Sephton, born in 1851 in Houghton, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Mary Sephton, born in 1853 in Halsall, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Elizabeth (born 1878 in Halsall, Lancashire, England) and Mary (born 1880 in Halsall, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Richard's Nephew, William (born 1876 in Halsall, Lancashire, England), Richard's Boarder, Joseph (born 1851 in Aston, Cheshire, England) and Richard's Boarder, George (born 1856 in Aston, Cheshire, England).


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Richard Sephton's household

Male

Richard

Sephton

Head
Female

Mary

Sephton

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Sephton

Daughter
Female

Mary

Sephton

Daughter
Male

William

Sephton

Nephew
Male

Joseph

Wiggins

Boarder
Male

George

Hall

Boarder
First name(s) Richard
Last name Sephton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Houghton, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Sephton

Head

Married

30

1851

Houghton, Lancashire, England

Mary

Sephton

Wife

Married

28

1853

Halsall, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Sephton

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Halsall, Lancashire, England

Mary

Sephton

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Halsall, Lancashire, England

William

Sephton

Nephew

Single

5

1876

Halsall, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Wiggins

Boarder

Single

30

1851

Aston, Cheshire, England

George

Hall

Boarder

Single

25

1856

Aston, Cheshire, England

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