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Household of James Bacroft (born 1844, Yorkshire)

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.

James Bacroft and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Bacroft, born in 1844 in Hull, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Sophia Bacroft, born in 1851 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Hannah (born 1873 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Harry (born 1874 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Emily (born 1873 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Ada (born 1879 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Sarah (born 1881 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Lodger, Alfred A Bancroft, born in 1845 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England.


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James Bacroft's household

Male

James

Bacroft

Head
Female

Sophia

Bacroft

Wife
Female

Hannah

Bacroft

Daughter
Male

Harry

Bacroft

Son
Female

Emily

Bacroft

Daughter
Female

Ada

Bacroft

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Bacroft

Daughter
Male

Alfred A

Bancroft

Lodger
First name(s) James
Last name Bacroft
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Hull, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Bacroft

Head

Married

37

1844

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Sophia

Bacroft

Wife

Married

30

1851

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Bacroft

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Harry

Bacroft

Son

Single

7

1874

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Emily

Bacroft

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Ada

Bacroft

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Bacroft

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Alfred A

Bancroft

Lodger

Widower

36

1845

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

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