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Household of Ellen Ferns (born 1829, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Altrincham, 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.

Ellen Ferns and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Ellen Ferns, born in 1829 in Bolton, Lancashire, consisted of 4 members. Ellen was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; Ellen (born 1855 in Gorton, Lancashire, England) and Alice (born 1857 in Gorton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Ellen's Servant, Mary Jane Coyle, born in 1858 in Carlisle, Cumberland, England.


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Ellen Ferns's household

Male

Ellen

Ferns

Head
Female

Ellen

Percival

Daughter
Female

Alice

Ferns

Daughter
Female

Mary Jane

Coyle

Servant
First name(s) Ellen
Last name Ferns
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Bolton, Lancashire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Ellen

Ferns

Head

Widower

52

1829

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Percival

Daughter

Married

26

1855

Gorton, Lancashire, England

Alice

Ferns

Daughter

Single

24

1857

Gorton, Lancashire, England

Mary Jane

Coyle

Servant

Single

23

1858

Carlisle, Cumberland, England

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