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Household of Betsy Shirley (born 1831, Lancashire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leigh, 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.
Betsy Shirley and 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Betsy Shirley, born in 1831 in Farnworth, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Betsy was the head of the household, widow. She had 4 children; Eliza (born 1857 in Leigh, Lancashire, England), Alice (born 1861 in Leigh, Lancashire, England), Betsy (born 1863 in Leigh, Lancashire, England) and Walter W (born 1864 in Leigh, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Betsy's Boarder, Walter Yarwood, born in 1864 in Leigh, Lancashire, England.
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Betsy Shirley's household
Betsy
Shirley
Head
Eliza
Shirley
Daughter
Alice
Shirley
Daughter
Betsy
Shirley
Daughter
Walter W
Shirley
Son
Walter
Yarwood
Boarder
| First name(s) | Betsy |
| Last name | Shirley |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widow |
| Age | 50 |
| Birth year | 1831 |
| Birth place | Farnworth, Lancashire, England |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Betsy | Shirley | Head | Widow | 50 | 1831 | Farnworth, Lancashire, England | |
Eliza | Shirley | Daughter | Single | 24 | 1857 | Leigh, Lancashire, England | |
Alice | Shirley | Daughter | Single | 20 | 1861 | Leigh, Lancashire, England | |
Betsy | Shirley | Daughter | Single | 18 | 1863 | Leigh, Lancashire, England | |
Walter W | Shirley | Son | Single | 17 | 1864 | Leigh, Lancashire, England | |
Walter | Yarwood | Boarder | Single | 17 | 1864 | Leigh, Lancashire, England |
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