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Household of William John Marsh (born 1839, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rochdale, 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.

William John Marsh and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William John Marsh, born in 1839 in Thornham, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. William John was the head of the household, married to Nancy Marsh, born in 1841 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England. They had 1 child; Mary, born 1874 in Castleton, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were William John's Boarder Head, Alice (born 1854 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England), William John's Boarder Daughter, Mary Alice (born 1878 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England) and William John's Boarder Son, Samuel (born 1880 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England).


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William John Marsh's household

Male

William John

Marsh

Head
Female

Nancy

Marsh

Wife
Female

Mary

Marsh

Daughter
Female

Alice

Lawton

Boarder Head
Female

Mary Alice

Lawton

Boarder Daughter
Male

Samuel

Lawton

Boarder Son
First name(s) William John
Last name Marsh
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Thornham, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William John

Marsh

Head

Married

42

1839

Thornham, Lancashire, England

Nancy

Marsh

Wife

Married

40

1841

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Mary

Marsh

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Castleton, Lancashire, England

Alice

Lawton

Boarder Head

Widow

27

1854

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Mary Alice

Lawton

Boarder Daughter

Single

3

1878

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Samuel

Lawton

Boarder Son

Single

1

1880

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

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