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Household of Sarah Atkinson (born 1812, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, 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.

Sarah Atkinson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Sarah Atkinson, born in 1812 in Warrington, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Sarah was the head of the household, widow. She had 1 child; George, born 1849 in Wigan, Lancashire, England. She had 4 grandchildren; Sarah (born 1872 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1875 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), John (born 1878 in Wigan, Lancashire, England) and Catherine (born 1880 in Wigan, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Sarah's Daughter In Law, Elizabeth Holding, born in 1853 in Wigan, Lancashire, England.


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Sarah Atkinson's household

Female

Sarah

Atkinson

Head
Male

George

Holding

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Holding

Daughter In Law
Female

Sarah

Holding

Grand Daughter
Male

Thomas

Holding

Grand Son
Male

John

Holding

Grand Son
Female

Catherine

Holding

Grand Daughter
First name(s) Sarah
Last name Atkinson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 69
Birth year 1812
Birth place Warrington, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Sarah

Atkinson

Head

Widow

69

1812

Warrington, Lancashire, England

George

Holding

Son

Married

32

1849

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Holding

Daughter In Law

Married

28

1853

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Holding

Grand Daughter

Single

9

1872

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Holding

Grand Son

Single

6

1875

Wigan, Lancashire, England

John

Holding

Grand Son

Single

3

1878

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Catherine

Holding

Grand Daughter

Single

1

1880

Wigan, Lancashire, England

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