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Household of Elijah Dilworth (born 1822, 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.

Elijah Dilworth and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Elijah Dilworth, born in 1822 in Chipping, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. Elijah was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Dilworth, born in 1820 in Chipping, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Mary (born 1852 in Samlesbury, Lancashire, England) and Eliza (born 1857 in Samlesbury, Lancashire, England). They had 1 grandchild; John, born 1878 in Preston, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Elijah's Boarder, Maria (born 1858 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Elijah's Boarder, William (born 1841 in Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales), Elijah's Boarder, Jane (born 1853 in Cumberland, England) and Elijah's Boarder, Ellen (born 1860 in Cumberland, England).


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Elijah Dilworth's household

Male

Elijah

Dilworth

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Dilworth

Wife
Female

Mary

Dilworth

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Dilworth

Daughter
Male

John

Bell

Grand Son
Female

Maria

Holmes

Boarder
Male

William

Mirgan

Boarder
Female

Jane

Spedling

Boarder
Female

Ellen

Spedling

Boarder
First name(s) Elijah
Last name Dilworth
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 59
Birth year 1822
Birth place Chipping, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Elijah

Dilworth

Head

Married

59

1822

Chipping, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Dilworth

Wife

Married

61

1820

Chipping, Lancashire, England

Mary

Dilworth

Daughter

Single

29

1852

Samlesbury, Lancashire, England

Eliza

Dilworth

Daughter

Single

24

1857

Samlesbury, Lancashire, England

John

Bell

Grand Son

Single

3

1878

Preston, Lancashire, England

Maria

Holmes

Boarder

Single

23

1858

Preston, Lancashire, England

William

Mirgan

Boarder

Married

40

1841

Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales

Jane

Spedling

Boarder

Single

28

1853

Cumberland, England

Ellen

Spedling

Boarder

Single

21

1860

Cumberland, England

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