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Household of Thomas Hesketh (born 1813, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ormskirk, 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.

Thomas Hesketh and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Hesketh, born in 1813 in Rufford, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Alice Hesketh, born in 1809 in Scarisbrick, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; George (born 1858 in Halsall, Lancashire, England) and Rosetta (born 1849 in Halsall, Lancashire, England). They had 4 grandchildren; Hannah (born 1879 in Halsall, Lancashire, England), Harriet (born 1870 in Halsall, Lancashire, England), Alice (born 1872 in Halsall, Lancashire, England) and John (born 1876 in Halsall, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Son In Law, James Lang, born in 1851 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England.


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Thomas Hesketh's household

Male

Thomas

Hesketh

Head
Female

Alice

Hesketh

Wife
Male

George

Hesketh

Son
Male

James

Lang

Son In Law
Female

Rosetta

Lang

Daughter
Female

Hannah

Lang

Grand Daughter
Female

Harriet

Hesketh

Grand Daughter
Female

Alice

Hesketh

Grand Daughter
Male

John

Hesketh

Grand Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Hesketh
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 68
Birth year 1813
Birth place Rufford, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Hesketh

Head

Married

68

1813

Rufford, Lancashire, England

Alice

Hesketh

Wife

Married

72

1809

Scarisbrick, Lancashire, England

George

Hesketh

Son

Single

23

1858

Halsall, Lancashire, England

James

Lang

Son In Law

Married

30

1851

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Rosetta

Lang

Daughter

Married

32

1849

Halsall, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Lang

Grand Daughter

Single

2

1879

Halsall, Lancashire, England

Harriet

Hesketh

Grand Daughter

Single

11

1870

Halsall, Lancashire, England

Alice

Hesketh

Grand Daughter

Single

9

1872

Halsall, Lancashire, England

John

Hesketh

Grand Son

Single

5

1876

Halsall, Lancashire, England

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