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Household of Abraham Ward (born 1827, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, Cheshire, 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.

Abraham Ward and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Abraham Ward, born in 1827 in Tintwistle, Cheshire, consisted of 9 members. Abraham was the head of the household, married to Margaret Ward, born in 1831 in Ireland. They had 2 children; John (born 1861 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, England) and Martha (born 1856 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, England). They had 2 grandchildren; Abraham (born 1879 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, England) and Margaret (born 1878 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Abraham's Daughter In Law, Sarah (born 1857 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England), Abraham's Boarder, Joseph (born 1837 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, England) and Abraham's Lodger, Matthew (born 1860 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, England).


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Abraham Ward's household

Male

Abraham

Ward

Head
Female

Margaret

Ward

Wife
Male

John

Ward

Son
Female

Sarah

Ward

Daughter In Law
Male

Abraham

Ward

Grand Son
Female

Martha

Bardsley

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Bardsley

Grand Daughter
Male

Joseph

Gaskell

Boarder
Male

Matthew

Whalley

Lodger
First name(s) Abraham
Last name Ward
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Tintwistle, Cheshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Abraham

Ward

Head

Married

54

1827

Tintwistle, Cheshire, England

Margaret

Ward

Wife

Married

50

1831

Ireland

John

Ward

Son

Married

20

1861

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

Sarah

Ward

Daughter In Law

Married

24

1857

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Abraham

Ward

Grand Son

Single

2

1879

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

Martha

Bardsley

Daughter

Married

25

1856

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

Margaret

Bardsley

Grand Daughter

Single

3

1878

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

Joseph

Gaskell

Boarder

Married

44

1837

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

Matthew

Whalley

Lodger

Single

21

1860

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

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