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Household of Seth Metcalf (born 1827, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Preston, 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.

Seth Metcalf and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Seth Metcalf, born in 1827 in Hoghton, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. Seth was the head of the household, married to Alice Metcalf, born in 1841 in Walton Le Dale, Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; Jane (born 1863 in Preston, Lancashire, England), George (born 1865 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Ann (born 1861 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1864 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Ellen (born 1870 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1871 in Preston, Lancashire, England) and Aaron (born 1877 in Preston, Lancashire, England).


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Seth Metcalf's household

Male

Seth

Metcalf

Head
Female

Alice

Metcalf

Wife
Female

Jane

Metcalf

Daughter
Male

George

Metcalf

Son
Female

Ann

Webster

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Webster

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Metcalf

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Metcalf

Daughter
Male

Aaron

Metcalf

Son
First name(s) Seth
Last name Metcalf
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Hoghton, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Seth

Metcalf

Head

Married

54

1827

Hoghton, Lancashire, England

Alice

Metcalf

Wife

Married

40

1841

Walton Le Dale, Lancashire, England

Jane

Metcalf

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Preston, Lancashire, England

George

Metcalf

Son

Single

16

1865

Preston, Lancashire, England

Ann

Webster

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Preston, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Webster

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Metcalf

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Preston, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Metcalf

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Preston, Lancashire, England

Aaron

Metcalf

Son

Single

4

1877

Preston, Lancashire, England

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