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Household of Ernest Sankey (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.
Ernest Sankey and 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Ernest Sankey, born in 1845 in Haydock, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Ernest was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Sankey, born in 1847 in Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Ernest Thomas (born 1874 in Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England), Mary Ellen (born 1876 in Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England) and Joseph (born 1878 in Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Ernest's Mother In Law, Ellen Sankey, born in 1815 in Haydock, Lancashire, England.
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Ernest Sankey's household
Ernest
Sankey
Head
Mary Ann
Sankey
Wife
Ellen
Sankey
Mother In Law
Ernest Thomas
Sankey
Son
Mary Ellen
Sankey
Daughter
Joseph
Sankey
Son
| First name(s) | Ernest |
| Last name | Sankey |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 36 |
| Birth year | 1845 |
| Birth place | Haydock, Lancashire, England |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ernest | Sankey | Head | Married | 36 | 1845 | Haydock, Lancashire, England | |
Mary Ann | Sankey | Wife | Married | 34 | 1847 | Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England | |
Ellen | Sankey | Mother In Law | Widow | 66 | 1815 | Haydock, Lancashire, England | |
Ernest Thomas | Sankey | Son | Single | 7 | 1874 | Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England | |
Mary Ellen | Sankey | Daughter | Single | 5 | 1876 | Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England | |
Joseph | Sankey | Son | Single | 3 | 1878 | Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England |
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