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Household of Samuel Wigan (born 1837, Lancashire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Wigan, born in 1837 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Martha Wigan, born in 1833 in Oswestry, Shropshire, England. They had 5 children; George A (born 1860 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Charles (born 1864 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Alice (born 1868 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), John (born 1874 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Richard (born 1877 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).


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Samuel Wigan's household

Male

Samuel

Wigan

Head
Female

Martha

Wigan

Wife
Male

George A

Wigan

Son
Male

Charles

Wigan

Son
Female

Alice

Wigan

Daughter
Male

John

Wigan

Son
Male

Richard

Wigan

Son
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Wigan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Wigan

Head

Married

44

1837

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Martha

Wigan

Wife

Married

48

1833

Oswestry, Shropshire, England

George A

Wigan

Son

Single

21

1860

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Charles

Wigan

Son

Single

17

1864

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Alice

Wigan

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Manchester, Lancashire, England

John

Wigan

Son

Single

7

1874

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Richard

Wigan

Son

Single

4

1877

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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