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Household of Richard Sixsmith (born 1838, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leigh, 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 Sixsmith and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Sixsmith, born in 1838 in Tyldesley, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Jane Sixsmith, born in 1840 in Tyldesley, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; John Henry (born 1860 in Tyldesley, Lancashire, England), Margaret Ann (born 1862 in Tyldesley, Lancashire, England), Sarah Jane (born 1875 in Tyldesley, Lancashire, England) and James (born 1878 in Tyldesley, Lancashire, England).


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Richard Sixsmith's household

Male

Richard

Sixsmith

Head
Female

Jane

Sixsmith

Wife
Male

John Henry

Higson

Son
Female

Margaret Ann

Sixsmith

Daughter
Female

Sarah Jane

Sixsmith

Daughter
Male

James

Sixsmith

Son
First name(s) Richard
Last name Sixsmith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Tyldesley, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Sixsmith

Head

Married

43

1838

Tyldesley, Lancashire, England

Jane

Sixsmith

Wife

Married

41

1840

Tyldesley, Lancashire, England

John Henry

Higson

Son

Single

21

1860

Tyldesley, Lancashire, England

Margaret Ann

Sixsmith

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Tyldesley, Lancashire, England

Sarah Jane

Sixsmith

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Tyldesley, Lancashire, England

James

Sixsmith

Son

Single

3

1878

Tyldesley, Lancashire, England

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