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Household of James Beswick (born 1831, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, 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 Beswick and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Beswick, born in 1831 in Mossley, Lancashire, consisted of 11 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Beswick, born in 1836 in Chapel-En-Le-Frith, Derbyshire, England. They had 7 children; Harry (born 1865 in Mossley, Lancashire, England), Martha (born 1867 in Mossley, Lancashire, England), Sarah (born 1869 in Mossley, Lancashire, England), John (born 1871 in Mossley, Lancashire, England), Robert (born 1873 in Mossley, Lancashire, England), James (born 1874 in Mossley, Lancashire, England) and Walter (born 1876 in Mossley, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Boarder, Henry (born 1838 in Derbyshire, England) and James's Boarder, Thomas (born 1845 in Derbyshire, England).


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James Beswick's household

Male

James

Beswick

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Beswick

Wife
Male

Harry

Beswick

Son
Female

Martha

Beswick

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Beswick

Daughter
Male

John

Beswick

Son
Male

Robert

Beswick

Son
Male

James

Beswick

Son
Male

Walter

Beswick

Son
Male

Henry

Taylor

Boarder
Male

Thomas

Taylor

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Beswick
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Mossley, Lancashire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Beswick

Head

Married

50

1831

Mossley, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Beswick

Wife

Married

45

1836

Chapel-En-Le-Frith, Derbyshire, England

Harry

Beswick

Son

Single

16

1865

Mossley, Lancashire, England

Martha

Beswick

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Mossley, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Beswick

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Mossley, Lancashire, England

John

Beswick

Son

Single

10

1871

Mossley, Lancashire, England

Robert

Beswick

Son

Single

8

1873

Mossley, Lancashire, England

James

Beswick

Son

Single

7

1874

Mossley, Lancashire, England

Walter

Beswick

Son

Single

5

1876

Mossley, Lancashire, England

Henry

Taylor

Boarder

Single

43

1838

Derbyshire, England

Thomas

Taylor

Boarder

Single

36

1845

Derbyshire, England

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