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Household of Christopher Seward (born 1839, Yorkshire)

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.

Christopher Seward and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Christopher Seward, born in 1839 in Yorkshire, consisted of 13 members. Christopher was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Seward, born in 1830 in Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Samuel (born 1857 in Darwen, Lancashire, England), Betty J (born 1860 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Mary Alice (born 1862 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), John Wm (born 1864 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth Ann (born 1871 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and Jane Ann (born 1876 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Christopher's Boarder, Leonard (born 1841 in Yorkshire, England), Christopher's Mother, Ann (born 1806 in Lancashire, England), Christopher's Boarder, Elizabeth (born 1857 in Brindle, Lancashire, England), Christopher's Boarder Head, Ellen (born 1854 in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England) and Christopher's Boarder, Adam (born 1872 in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England).


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Christopher Seward's household

Male

Christopher

Seward

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Seward

Wife
Male

Samuel

Seward

Son
Female

Betty J

Seward

Daughter
Female

Mary Alice

Seward

Daughter
Male

John Wm

Seward

Son
Female

Elizabeth Ann

Seward

Daughter
Female

Jane Ann

Seward

Daughter
Male

Leonard

Seward

Boarder
Female

Ann

Booth

Mother
Female

Elizabeth

Dixon

Boarder
Female

Ellen

Follows

Boarder Head
Male

Adam

Follows

Boarder
First name(s) Christopher
Last name Seward
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Yorkshire, England

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Christopher

Seward

Head

Married

42

1839

Yorkshire, England

Mary Ann

Seward

Wife

Married

51

1830

Lancashire, England

Samuel

Seward

Son

Single

24

1857

Darwen, Lancashire, England

Betty J

Seward

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Mary Alice

Seward

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

John Wm

Seward

Son

Single

17

1864

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth Ann

Seward

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Jane Ann

Seward

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Leonard

Seward

Boarder

Single

40

1841

Yorkshire, England

Ann

Booth

Mother

Widow

75

1806

Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Dixon

Boarder

Single

24

1857

Brindle, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Follows

Boarder Head

Single

27

1854

Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England

Adam

Follows

Boarder

Single

9

1872

Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England

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