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Household of Henry Backhouse (born 1827, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, 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.

Henry Backhouse and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Backhouse, born in 1827 in Blackburn, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Mary Jane Backhouse, born in 1841 in Preston, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Annie (born 1865 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Henry (born 1873 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Thomas I J (born 1876 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and Emma (born 1878 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Henry's Cousin, Annie (born 1831 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Henry's Cousin, John Hy (born 1865 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Henry's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1861 in Hadley, Shropshire, England).


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Henry Backhouse's household

Male

Henry

Backhouse

Head
Female

Mary Jane

Backhouse

Wife
Female

Annie

Backhouse

Daughter
Male

Henry

Backhouse

Son
Male

Thomas I J

Backhouse

Son
Female

Emma

Backhouse

Daughter
Female

Annie

Backhouse

Cousin
Male

John Hy

Backhouse

Cousin
Female

Elizabeth

Wood

Servant
First name(s) Henry
Last name Backhouse
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Backhouse

Head

Married

54

1827

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Mary Jane

Backhouse

Wife

Married

40

1841

Preston, Lancashire, England

Annie

Backhouse

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Henry

Backhouse

Son

Single

8

1873

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Thomas I J

Backhouse

Son

Single

5

1876

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Emma

Backhouse

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Annie

Backhouse

Cousin

Widow

50

1831

Manchester, Lancashire, England

John Hy

Backhouse

Cousin

Single

16

1865

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Wood

Servant

Single

20

1861

Hadley, Shropshire, England

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