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Household of Francis Herd (born 1853, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, 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.

Francis Herd and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Francis Herd, born in 1853 in Heywood, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Francis was the head of the household, married to Ellen Herd, born in 1852 in Miles Platting, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Ellen (born 1874 in Hulme, England), Sarah A (born 1876 in Hulme, England), Lily (born 1878 in Ardwick, Lancashire, England) and Elizabeth A (born 1881 in Ardwick, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Francis's Mr In Law, Hannah (born 1821 in Didsbury, Lancashire, England) and Francis's Brother In Law, William (born 1859 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).


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Francis Herd's household

Male

Francis

Herd

Head
Female

Ellen

Herd

Wife
Female

Ellen

Herd

Daughter
Female

Sarah A

Herd

Daughter
Female

Lily

Herd

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth A

Herd

Daughter
Female

Hannah

Metcalfe

Mr In Law
Male

William

Metcalfe

Brother In Law
First name(s) Francis
Last name Herd
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Heywood, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Francis

Herd

Head

Married

28

1853

Heywood, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Herd

Wife

Married

29

1852

Miles Platting, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Herd

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Hulme, England

Sarah A

Herd

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Hulme, England

Lily

Herd

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Ardwick, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth A

Herd

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Ardwick, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Metcalfe

Mr In Law

Widow

60

1821

Didsbury, Lancashire, England

William

Metcalfe

Brother In Law

Single

22

1859

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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