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Household of James Dewsnap (born 1822, Cheshire)
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 Dewsnap and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Dewsnap, born in 1822 in Werneth, Cheshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Alice Dewsnap, born in 1824 in Newton, Cheshire, England. They had 3 children; Elizabeth (born 1851 in Newton, Cheshire, England), Mary Ann (born 1853 in Hyde, Cheshire, England) and William B (born 1864 in Hyde, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Niece, Elizabeth (born 1864 in Lancashire, England), James's Nephew, William (born 1866 in Woolley Bridge, Lancashire, England) and James's Lodger, James G (born 1860 in Godley, Cheshire, England).
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James Dewsnap's household
James
Dewsnap
Head
Alice
Dewsnap
Wife
Elizabeth
Dewsnap
Daughter
Mary Ann
Dewsnap
Daughter
William B
Dewsnap
Son
Elizabeth
Dewsnap
Niece
William
Dewsnap
Nephew
James G
Ferguson
Lodger
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Dewsnap |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 59 |
| Birth year | 1822 |
| Birth place | Werneth, Cheshire, England |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Dewsnap | Head | Married | 59 | 1822 | Werneth, Cheshire, England | |
Alice | Dewsnap | Wife | Married | 57 | 1824 | Newton, Cheshire, England | |
Elizabeth | Dewsnap | Daughter | Single | 30 | 1851 | Newton, Cheshire, England | |
Mary Ann | Dewsnap | Daughter | Single | 28 | 1853 | Hyde, Cheshire, England | |
William B | Dewsnap | Son | Single | 17 | 1864 | Hyde, Cheshire, England | |
Elizabeth | Dewsnap | Niece | Single | 17 | 1864 | Lancashire, England | |
William | Dewsnap | Nephew | Single | 15 | 1866 | Woolley Bridge, Lancashire, England | |
James G | Ferguson | Lodger | Single | 21 | 1860 | Godley, Cheshire, England |
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