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Household of Sarah Johnson (born 1831, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prescot, 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 Johnson and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Sarah Johnson, born in 1831 in St Helens, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. Sarah was the head of the household, widow. She had 8 children; Mathew (born 1857 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), John (born 1860 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), Ralph (born 1862 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), William (born 1864 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), Simon (born 1866 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), Sarah Jane (born 1868 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1870 in St Helens, Lancashire, England) and Benjamin (born 1872 in St Helens, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Sarah's Boarder Head, John Birchall, born in 1843 in Prescott, Lancashire, England.


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Sarah Johnson's household

Female

Sarah

Johnson

Head
Male

Mathew

Johnson

Son
Male

John

Johnson

Son
Male

Ralph

Johnson

Son
Male

William

Johnson

Son
Male

Simon

Johnson

Son
Female

Sarah Jane

Johnson

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Johnson

Son
Male

Benjamin

Johnson

Son
Male

John

Birchall

Boarder Head
First name(s) Sarah
Last name Johnson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place St Helens, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Sarah

Johnson

Head

Widow

50

1831

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Mathew

Johnson

Son

Single

24

1857

St Helens, Lancashire, England

John

Johnson

Son

Single

21

1860

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Ralph

Johnson

Son

Single

19

1862

St Helens, Lancashire, England

William

Johnson

Son

Single

17

1864

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Simon

Johnson

Son

Single

15

1866

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Sarah Jane

Johnson

Daughter

Single

13

1868

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Johnson

Son

Single

11

1870

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Benjamin

Johnson

Son

Single

9

1872

St Helens, Lancashire, England

John

Birchall

Boarder Head

Single

38

1843

Prescott, Lancashire, England

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