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Household of Henry Farnsworth (born 1853, Lancashire)

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.

Henry Farnsworth and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Farnsworth, born in 1853 in Dukinfield, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Sarah Farnsworth, born in 1858 in Chester, Cheshire, England. They had 3 children; Sarah (born 1875 in Chester, Cheshire, England), Charles (born 1877 in Chester, Cheshire, England) and Gertrude (born 1880 in Chester, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Henry's Servant, Ellen (born 1830 in Saighton, Cheshire, England), Henry's Servant, Henry (born 1863 in Stableford, Cheshire, England), Henry's Lodger, George (born 1834 in Chester, Cheshire, England) and Henry's Lodger, Diana (born 1840 in Devon, England).


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Henry Farnsworth's household

Male

Henry

Farnsworth

Head
Female

Sarah

Farnsworth

Wife
Female

Sarah

Farnsworth

Daughter
Male

Charles

Farnsworth

Son
Female

Gertrude

Farnsworth

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Jones

Servant
Male

Henry

Swindly

Servant
Male

George

Rigby

Lodger
Female

Diana

Rigby

Lodger
First name(s) Henry
Last name Farnsworth
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Dukinfield, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Farnsworth

Head

Married

28

1853

Dukinfield, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Farnsworth

Wife

Married

23

1858

Chester, Cheshire, England

Sarah

Farnsworth

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Chester, Cheshire, England

Charles

Farnsworth

Son

Single

4

1877

Chester, Cheshire, England

Gertrude

Farnsworth

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Chester, Cheshire, England

Ellen

Jones

Servant

Single

51

1830

Saighton, Cheshire, England

Henry

Swindly

Servant

Single

18

1863

Stableford, Cheshire, England

George

Rigby

Lodger

Married

47

1834

Chester, Cheshire, England

Diana

Rigby

Lodger

Married

41

1840

Devon, England

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