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Household of Edward Darbshire (born 1841, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birkenhead, Cheshire, 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.

Edward Darbshire and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Darbshire, born in 1841 in Everton, Lancashire, consisted of 12 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Matilda Darbshire, born in 1843 in Dublin, Dublin, Ireland. They had 4 children; Benjamin H (born 1866 in South America), Douglas E (born 1870 in Claughton, Cheshire, England), Beatrice J (born 1874 in Claughton, Cheshire, England) and John R (born 1881 in Claughton, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Edward's Mother In Law, Elizabeth (born 1805 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Edward's Ladys Maid, Mary Jane (born 1846 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), Edward's Servant, Sarah (born 1825 in Oswestry, Denbighshire, Wales), Edward's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1856 in Upton, Cheshire, England), Edward's Servant, Ann (born 1864 in Oxton, Cheshire, England) and Edward's Coachman, Michael (born 1858 in Ireland).


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Edward Darbshire's household

Male

Edward

Darbshire

Head
Female

Matilda

Darbshire

Wife
Male

Benjamin H

Darbshire

Son
Male

Douglas E

Darbshire

Son
Female

Beatrice J

Darbshire

Daughter
Male

John R

Darbshire

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Downs

Mother In Law
Female

Mary Jane

Forsyth

Ladys Maid
Female

Sarah

Evans

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Jones

Servant
Female

Ann

Cotterell

Servant
Male

Michael

Holder

Coachman
First name(s) Edward
Last name Darbshire
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Everton, Lancashire, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Darbshire

Head

Married

40

1841

Everton, Lancashire, England

Matilda

Darbshire

Wife

Married

38

1843

Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

Benjamin H

Darbshire

Son

Single

15

1866

South America

Douglas E

Darbshire

Son

Single

11

1870

Claughton, Cheshire, England

Beatrice J

Darbshire

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Claughton, Cheshire, England

John R

Darbshire

Son

Single

0

1881

Claughton, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Downs

Mother In Law

Widow

76

1805

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary Jane

Forsyth

Ladys Maid

Widow

35

1846

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Sarah

Evans

Servant

Single

56

1825

Oswestry, Denbighshire, Wales

Elizabeth

Jones

Servant

Single

25

1856

Upton, Cheshire, England

Ann

Cotterell

Servant

Single

17

1864

Oxton, Cheshire, England

Michael

Holder

Coachman

Single

23

1858

Ireland

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