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Household of Edwin Hitchen (born 1845, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, 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.

Edwin Hitchen and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edwin Hitchen, born in 1845 in Billinge, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. Edwin was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Hitchen, born in 1851 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; William (born 1872 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1876 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England), Ellen (born 1878 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England), Abraham (born 1880 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England) and Jane (born 1881 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Edwin's Brother, Peter (born 1860 in Winstanley, Lancashire, England) and Edwin's Brother, Abraham (born 1862 in Winstanley, Lancashire, England).


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Edwin Hitchen's household

Male

Edwin

Hitchen

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Hitchen

Wife
Male

William

Hitchen

Son
Male

Thomas

Hitchen

Son
Female

Ellen

Hitchen

Daughter
Male

Abraham

Hitchen

Son
Female

Jane

Hitchen

Daughter
Male

Peter

Hitchen

Brother
Male

Abraham

Hitchen

Brother
First name(s) Edwin
Last name Hitchen
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Billinge, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edwin

Hitchen

Head

Married

36

1845

Billinge, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Hitchen

Wife

Married

30

1851

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

William

Hitchen

Son

Single

9

1872

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Hitchen

Son

Single

5

1876

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Hitchen

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Abraham

Hitchen

Son

Single

1

1880

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Jane

Hitchen

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Peter

Hitchen

Brother

Widower

21

1860

Winstanley, Lancashire, England

Abraham

Hitchen

Brother

Single

19

1862

Winstanley, Lancashire, England

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