Partial Transcript
Administrative County: Lancashire
The undermentioned Houses are situate within the Boundaries of the
Civil Parish of Wigan
Ecclesiastical Parish of St. James
County Borough of Wigan
Ward of Municipal Borough of No. 6 or Poolstock
Parliamentary Borough of Wigan
ROAD, STREET, &c., and No. or NAME of HOUSE | Name and Surname of each Person | RELATION to Head of Family | Condition as to Marriage | Age last Birthday of | PROFESSION OR OCCUPATION | Employer, Worker, or Own account | WHERE BORN | |
Males | Females | |||||||
75 Pool St. Honeysuckle Inn |
Henry Harrison | Head | M | 41 | Publican | Own Account Employer |
Lancashire Blackrod | |
Elizabeth Harrison | Wife | M | 26 | Lancashire Wigan | ||||
Harold Harrison | Son | 14 | Barman | Worker | Lancashire Wigan | |||
John Harrison | Cousin | S | 26 | Barman | Worker | Lancashire Wigan | ||
Maggie Barker | Servant | S | 16 | Domestic Servant | Lancashire Wigan | |||
Lucy Birtles | Servant | 13 | Domestic Servant | Lancashire Wigan |
[Microfilm reference: RG13/3555 folio 121 (page 35). The 1901 census was taken on the night of 31 March.]
Research Notes
This census record shows Henry Harold Harrison (aka Harold) living with his father and stepmother at the Honeysuckle Inn on 31 March 1901. Given the time and location of the census and the names of the family members and Harold’s age there is complete certainty that this is the family of HHH Sr. This census confirms Henry’s marriage to Elizabeth prior to March 1901. The census confirms that Harold did indeed tend bar at the Honeysuckle as he told his daugher. It suggests that the Honeysuckle was a bustling business at this time employing two barmen and two servants. It also identifies John Harrison as a cousin of Henry Harrison; it is likely but not certain that John was the orphaned son of Henry’s brother Edward and therefore Henry’s nephew.