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Household of George Denson (born 1847, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chester, 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.

George Denson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Denson, born in 1847 in Wervin, Cheshire, consisted of 8 members. George was the head of the household, married to Mary Ellen Denson, born in 1851 in Cheshire, England. They had 4 children; William (born 1876 in Picton, Cheshire, England), Margaret (born 1877 in Picton, Cheshire, England), Gertrude (born 1878 in Picton, Cheshire, England) and Robert (born 1880 in Picton, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were George's Servant, Harriet (born 1863 in Ashton, Cheshire, England) and George's Servant, Rebecca (born 1866 in Ashton, Cheshire, England).


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George Denson's household

Male

George

Denson

Head
Female

Mary Ellen

Denson

Wife
Male

William

Denson

Son
Female

Margaret

Denson

Daughter
Female

Gertrude

Denson

Daughter
Male

Robert

Denson

Son
Female

Harriet

Gaulton

Servant
Female

Rebecca

Dean

Servant
First name(s) George
Last name Denson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Wervin, Cheshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Denson

Head

Married

34

1847

Wervin, Cheshire, England

Mary Ellen

Denson

Wife

Married

30

1851

Cheshire, England

William

Denson

Son

Single

5

1876

Picton, Cheshire, England

Margaret

Denson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Picton, Cheshire, England

Gertrude

Denson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Picton, Cheshire, England

Robert

Denson

Son

Single

1

1880

Picton, Cheshire, England

Harriet

Gaulton

Servant

Single

18

1863

Ashton, Cheshire, England

Rebecca

Dean

Servant

Single

15

1866

Ashton, Cheshire, England

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