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Household of Jane Orton (born 1847)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leicester, Leicestershire, 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.

Jane Orton and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Jane Orton, born in 1847 in , consisted of 7 members. Jane was the head of the household, widow. She had 4 children; Mary (born 1870 in Leicester, Leicestershire, England), Elizabeth (born 1872 in Leicester, Leicestershire, England), Edward (born 1876 in Leicester, Leicestershire, England) and James W (born 1867 in Leicester, Leicestershire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Jane's Lodger Head, Thomas (born 1851 in Glenfield, Leicestershire, England) and Jane's Lodger Wife, Emily (born 1846 in Buckinghamshire, England).


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Jane Orton's household

Female

Jane

Orton

Head
Female

Mary

Orton

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Orton

Daughter
Male

Edward

Orton

Son
Male

Thomas

Smith

Lodger Head
Female

Emily

Smith

Lodger Wife
Male

James W

Smith

Son
First name(s) Jane
Last name Orton
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place -

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Jane

Orton

Head

Widow

34

1847

-

Mary

Orton

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Leicester, Leicestershire, England

Elizabeth

Orton

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Leicester, Leicestershire, England

Edward

Orton

Son

Single

5

1876

Leicester, Leicestershire, England

Thomas

Smith

Lodger Head

Married

30

1851

Glenfield, Leicestershire, England

Emily

Smith

Lodger Wife

Married

35

1846

Buckinghamshire, England

James W

Smith

Son

Single

14

1867

Leicester, Leicestershire, England

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