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Household of Dorothy Thistleton (born 1825, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Preston, 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.

Dorothy Thistleton and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Dorothy Thistleton, born in 1825 in Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Dorothy was the head of the household, widow. She had 5 children; Thomas (born 1857 in Longridge, Lancashire, England), John (born 1859 in Longridge, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1862 in Longridge, Lancashire, England), William (born 1864 in Longridge, Lancashire, England) and Annie M (born 1868 in Longridge, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Dorothy's Lodger, John Dewhurst, born in 1862 in Longridge, Lancashire, England.


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Dorothy Thistleton's household

Female

Dorothy

Thistleton

Head
Male

Thomas

Thistleton

Son
Male

John

Thistleton

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Thistleton

Daughter
Male

William

Thistleton

Son
Female

Annie M

Thistleton

Daughter
Male

John

Dewhurst

Lodger
First name(s) Dorothy
Last name Thistleton
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Dorothy

Thistleton

Head

Widow

56

1825

Lancashire, England

Thomas

Thistleton

Son

Single

24

1857

Longridge, Lancashire, England

John

Thistleton

Son

Single

22

1859

Longridge, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Thistleton

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Longridge, Lancashire, England

William

Thistleton

Son

Single

17

1864

Longridge, Lancashire, England

Annie M

Thistleton

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Longridge, Lancashire, England

John

Dewhurst

Lodger

Single

19

1862

Longridge, Lancashire, England

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