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Household of Edward Postlethwait (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 Postlethwait and 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Postlethwait, born in 1841 in Liverpool, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Sarah H Postlethwait, born in 1855 in Stone, Staffordshire, England. They had 2 children; Agnes Jane (born 1879 in Yorkshire, England) and Isabel L (born 1880 in Barrow in Furness, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Edward's Visitor, Eleanor (born 1813 in Orton, Cumberland, England) and Edward's Visitor, Joseph (born 1846 in Staffordshire, England).
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Edward Postlethwait's household
Edward
Postlethwait
Head
Sarah H
Postlethwait
Wife
Agnes Jane
Postlethwait
Daughter
Isabel L
Postlethwait
Daughter
Eleanor
Postlethwait
Visitor
Joseph
Cartwright
Visitor
| First name(s) | Edward |
| Last name | Postlethwait |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 40 |
| Birth year | 1841 |
| Birth place | Liverpool, Lancashire, England |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Edward | Postlethwait | Head | Married | 40 | 1841 | Liverpool, Lancashire, England | |
Sarah H | Postlethwait | Wife | Married | 26 | 1855 | Stone, Staffordshire, England | |
Agnes Jane | Postlethwait | Daughter | Single | 2 | 1879 | Yorkshire, England | |
Isabel L | Postlethwait | Daughter | Single | 1 | 1880 | Barrow in Furness, Lancashire, England | |
Eleanor | Postlethwait | Visitor | Widow | 68 | 1813 | Orton, Cumberland, England | |
Joseph | Cartwright | Visitor | Married | 35 | 1846 | Staffordshire, England |
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