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Household of Alexander Hesketh (born 1821, Lancashire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, 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.
Alexander Hesketh and 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Hesketh, born in 1821 in Blackburn, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Margaret Hesketh, born in 1823 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; John (born 1857 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Alex (born 1869 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and Margaret A (born 1879 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Lodger Head, Moses (born 1858 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and Alexander's Lodger, Margaret (born 1859 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).
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Alexander Hesketh's household
Alexander
Hesketh
Head
Margaret
Hesketh
Wife
John
Hesketh
Son
Alex
Hesketh
Son
Margaret A
Hesketh
Daughter
Moses
Shorrock
Lodger Head
Margaret
Shorrock
Lodger
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Hesketh |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 60 |
| Birth year | 1821 |
| Birth place | Blackburn, Lancashire, England |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Hesketh | Head | Married | 60 | 1821 | Blackburn, Lancashire, England | |
Margaret | Hesketh | Wife | Married | 58 | 1823 | Blackburn, Lancashire, England | |
John | Hesketh | Son | Single | 24 | 1857 | Blackburn, Lancashire, England | |
Alex | Hesketh | Son | Single | 12 | 1869 | Blackburn, Lancashire, England | |
Margaret A | Hesketh | Daughter | Single | 2 | 1879 | Blackburn, Lancashire, England | |
Moses | Shorrock | Lodger Head | Married | 23 | 1858 | Blackburn, Lancashire, England | |
Margaret | Shorrock | Lodger | Married | 22 | 1859 | Blackburn, Lancashire, England |
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