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Household of Stephen Norris (born 1828, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, 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.

Stephen Norris and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Stephen Norris, born in 1828 in Preston, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Stephen was the head of the household, married to Sarah Norris, born in 1833 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 1 child; Elizabeth, born 1854 in Heywood, Lancashire, England. They had 2 grandchildren; Sarah E (born 1875 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and William (born 1881 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Stephen's Son In Law, Joseph (born 1855 in Walton Le Dale, Lancashire, England), Stephen's Boarder, Elizabeth A (born 1863 in Preston, Lancashire, England) and Stephen's Boarder, Hannah (born 1862 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).


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Stephen Norris's household

Male

Stephen

Norris

Head
Female

Sarah

Norris

Wife
Male

Joseph

Sowerby

Son In Law
Female

Elizabeth

Sowerby

Daughter
Female

Sarah E

Sowerby

Grand Daughter
Male

William

Sowerby

Grand Son
Female

Elizabeth A

Heap

Boarder
Female

Hannah

Hesketh

Boarder
First name(s) Stephen
Last name Norris
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Preston, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Stephen

Norris

Head

Married

53

1828

Preston, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Norris

Wife

Married

48

1833

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Sowerby

Son In Law

Married

26

1855

Walton Le Dale, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Sowerby

Daughter

Married

27

1854

Heywood, Lancashire, England

Sarah E

Sowerby

Grand Daughter

Single

6

1875

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

William

Sowerby

Grand Son

Single

0

1881

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth A

Heap

Boarder

Single

18

1863

Preston, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Hesketh

Boarder

Single

19

1862

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

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