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Household of Samuel Battersby (born 1833, 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.

Samuel Battersby and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Battersby, born in 1833 in Leigh, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Battersby, born in 1839 in Astley, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; William (born 1861 in Leigh, Lancashire, England), John (born 1866 in Leigh, Lancashire, England), Joseph (born 1873 in Leigh, Lancashire, England) and Mary (born 1876 in Leigh, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Samuel's Servant, Mary Whalley, born in 1854 in Leigh, Lancashire, England.


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Samuel Battersby's household

Male

Samuel

Battersby

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Battersby

Wife
Male

William

Battersby

Son
Male

John

Battersby

Son
Male

Joseph

Battersby

Son
Female

Mary

Battersby

Daughter
Female

Mary

Whalley

Servant
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Battersby
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Leigh, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Battersby

Head

Married

48

1833

Leigh, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Battersby

Wife

Married

42

1839

Astley, Lancashire, England

William

Battersby

Son

Single

20

1861

Leigh, Lancashire, England

John

Battersby

Son

Single

15

1866

Leigh, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Battersby

Son

Single

8

1873

Leigh, Lancashire, England

Mary

Battersby

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Leigh, Lancashire, England

Mary

Whalley

Servant

Single

27

1854

Leigh, Lancashire, England

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