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Household of Alfred Idle (born 1843, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ormskirk, 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.

Alfred Idle and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alfred Idle, born in 1843 in Middleton, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Alfred was the head of the household, married to Mary E Idle, born in 1845 in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England. They had 5 children; Edith (born 1867 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Ernest W (born 1871 in Bowden, Cheshire, England), William A (born 1874 in Lancashire, England), Annie (born 1876 in Lancashire, England) and Edward W (born 1878 in Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Alfred's Father In Law, Thomas Mar, born in 1818 in Retford, Nottinghamshire, England.


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Alfred Idle's household

Male

Alfred

Idle

Head
Female

Mary E

Idle

Wife
Female

Edith

Idle

Daughter
Male

Ernest W

Idle

Son
Male

William A

Idle

Son
Female

Annie

Idle

Daughter
Male

Edward W

Idle

Son
Male

Thomas

Mar

Father In Law
First name(s) Alfred
Last name Idle
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Middleton, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alfred

Idle

Head

Married

38

1843

Middleton, Lancashire, England

Mary E

Idle

Wife

Married

36

1845

Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England

Edith

Idle

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Ernest W

Idle

Son

Single

10

1871

Bowden, Cheshire, England

William A

Idle

Son

Single

7

1874

Lancashire, England

Annie

Idle

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Lancashire, England

Edward W

Idle

Son

Single

3

1878

Lancashire, England

Thomas

Mar

Father In Law

Widower

63

1818

Retford, Nottinghamshire, England

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