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Household of James Berry (born 1840, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prestwich, 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 Berry and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Berry, born in 1840 in Ashton on Mersey, Cheshire, consisted of 12 members. James was the head of the household, married to Martha Berry, born in 1842 in Oldbury, Staffordshire, England. They had 8 children; John (born 1862 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Margaret A (born 1867 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Aaron (born 1869 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), James (born 1871 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), William (born 1872 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Benjamin (born 1874 in Openshaw, Lancashire, England), Martha (born 1876 in Openshaw, Lancashire, England) and Henry (born 1877 in Openshaw, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Brother In Law, James (born 1861 in Bradford, Lancashire, England) and James's Mother In Law, Harriett (born 1822 in Norfolk, England).


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James Berry's household

Male

James

Berry

Head
Female

Martha

Berry

Wife
Male

John

Berry

Son
Female

Margaret A

Berry

Daughter
Male

Aaron

Berry

Son
Male

James

Berry

Son
Male

William

Berry

Son
Male

Benjamin

Berry

Son
Female

Martha

Berry

Daughter
Male

Henry

Berry

Son
Male

James

Meers

Brother In Law
Female

Harriett

Meers

Mother In Law
First name(s) James
Last name Berry
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Ashton on Mersey, Cheshire, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Berry

Head

Married

41

1840

Ashton on Mersey, Cheshire, England

Martha

Berry

Wife

Married

39

1842

Oldbury, Staffordshire, England

John

Berry

Son

Single

19

1862

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Margaret A

Berry

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Aaron

Berry

Son

Single

12

1869

Manchester, Lancashire, England

James

Berry

Son

Single

10

1871

Manchester, Lancashire, England

William

Berry

Son

Single

9

1872

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Benjamin

Berry

Son

Single

7

1874

Openshaw, Lancashire, England

Martha

Berry

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Openshaw, Lancashire, England

Henry

Berry

Son

Single

4

1877

Openshaw, Lancashire, England

James

Meers

Brother In Law

Single

20

1861

Bradford, Lancashire, England

Harriett

Meers

Mother In Law

Widow

59

1822

Norfolk, England

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