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Household of Samuel Marsden (born 1842, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, 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 Marsden and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Marsden, born in 1842 in Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Alice Marsden, born in 1844 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Alice Lucy (born 1878 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England) and Helen (born 1880 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Samuel's Mother, Lucy (born 1816 in Lancashire, England), Samuel's Nephew, Herbert (born 1866 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Samuel's Servant, Emma (born 1844 in Shaldon, Devon, England) and Samuel's Servant, Kate (born 1848 in Kendal, Westmorland, England).


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Samuel Marsden's household

Male

Samuel

Marsden

Head
Female

Alice

Marsden

Wife
Female

Alice Lucy

Marsden

Daughter
Female

Helen

Marsden

Daughter
Female

Lucy

Marsden

Mother
Male

Herbert

Marsden

Nephew
Female

Emma

Hanily

Servant
Female

Kate

Unsworth

Servant
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Marsden
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Marsden

Head

Married

39

1842

Lancashire, England

Alice

Marsden

Wife

Married

37

1844

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Alice Lucy

Marsden

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Helen

Marsden

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Lucy

Marsden

Mother

Widow

65

1816

Lancashire, England

Herbert

Marsden

Nephew

Single

15

1866

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Emma

Hanily

Servant

Single

37

1844

Shaldon, Devon, England

Kate

Unsworth

Servant

Single

33

1848

Kendal, Westmorland, England

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