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Household of Betsy Wakes (born 1829)

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.

Betsy Wakes and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Betsy Wakes, born in 1829 in , consisted of 9 members. Betsy was the head of the household, widow. She had 4 children; Elizabeth (born 1853 in Bury, Lancashire, England), Annie (born 1857 in Bury, Lancashire, England), John (born 1860 in Bury, Lancashire, England) and Dinah (born 1866 in Bury, Lancashire, England). She had 1 grandchild; John E, born 1877 in Bury, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Betsy's Boarder, William (born 1859 in Scotland), Betsy's Boarder, Hugh (born 1860 in Scotland) and Betsy's Boarder, Adam (born 1861 in Scotland).


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Betsy Wakes's household

Female

Betsy

Wakes

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Wakes

Daughter
Female

Annie

Wakes

Daughter
Male

John

Wakes

Son
Female

Dinah

Wakes

Daughter
Male

John E

Hawksley

Grand Son
Male

William

Killin

Boarder
Male

Hugh

Anderson

Boarder
Male

Adam

Anderson

Boarder
First name(s) Betsy
Last name Wakes
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place -

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Betsy

Wakes

Head

Widow

52

1829

-

Elizabeth

Wakes

Daughter

Single

28

1853

Bury, Lancashire, England

Annie

Wakes

Daughter

Single

24

1857

Bury, Lancashire, England

John

Wakes

Son

Single

21

1860

Bury, Lancashire, England

Dinah

Wakes

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Bury, Lancashire, England

John E

Hawksley

Grand Son

Single

4

1877

Bury, Lancashire, England

William

Killin

Boarder

Single

22

1859

Scotland

Hugh

Anderson

Boarder

Single

21

1860

Scotland

Adam

Anderson

Boarder

Single

20

1861

Scotland

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