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Household of Holcroft Hesketh (born 1852, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ormskirk, 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.

Holcroft Hesketh and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Holcroft Hesketh, born in 1852 in Lydiate, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Holcroft was the head of the household, married to Ellen Hesketh, born in 1851 in Lydiate, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Ellen (born 1877 in Lydiate, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1878 in Lydiate, Lancashire, England) and Alice (born 1881 in Lydiate, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Holcroft's Step Daughter, Hannah (born 1869 in Lydiate, Lancashire, England) and Holcroft's Step Son, Evan (born 1875 in Lydiate, Lancashire, England).


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Holcroft Hesketh's household

Male

Holcroft

Hesketh

Head
Female

Ellen

Hesketh

Wife
Female

Hannah

Nelson

Step Daughter
Male

Evan

Nelson

Step Son
Female

Ellen

Hesketh

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Hesketh

Son
Female

Alice

Hesketh

Daughter
First name(s) Holcroft
Last name Hesketh
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Lydiate, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Holcroft

Hesketh

Head

Married

29

1852

Lydiate, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Hesketh

Wife

Married

30

1851

Lydiate, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Nelson

Step Daughter

Single

12

1869

Lydiate, Lancashire, England

Evan

Nelson

Step Son

Single

6

1875

Lydiate, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Hesketh

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Lydiate, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Hesketh

Son

Single

3

1878

Lydiate, Lancashire, England

Alice

Hesketh

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Lydiate, Lancashire, England

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