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Household of Edward Ward (born 1833, 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.

Edward Ward and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Ward, born in 1833 in Barton, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Mary Ward, born in 1841 in Tarleton, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Josiah (born 1873 in Tarleton, Lancashire, England) and John (born 1878 in Tarleton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Edward's Servant, Ellen (born 1863 in Tarleton, Lancashire, England) and Edward's Brother, Thomas (born 1823 in Barton, Lancashire, England).


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Edward Ward's household

Male

Edward

Ward

Head
Female

Mary

Ward

Wife
Male

Josiah

Ashcroft

Son
Male

John

Ashcroft

Son
Female

Ellen

Sumner

Servant
Male

Thomas

Ward

Brother
First name(s) Edward
Last name Ward
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Barton, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Ward

Head

Married

48

1833

Barton, Lancashire, England

Mary

Ward

Wife

Married

40

1841

Tarleton, Lancashire, England

Josiah

Ashcroft

Son

Single

8

1873

Tarleton, Lancashire, England

John

Ashcroft

Son

Single

3

1878

Tarleton, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Sumner

Servant

Single

18

1863

Tarleton, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Ward

Brother

Single

58

1823

Barton, Lancashire, England

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