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Household of James Eccles (born 1840, Lancashire)

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 Eccles and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Eccles, born in 1840 in Over Darwen, Lancashire, consisted of 12 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Eccles, born in 1838 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; William L (born 1864 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1866 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Sarah (born 1870 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Wilson (born 1872 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Alice (born 1874 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and Robert (born 1878 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Visitor, William (born 1847 in Lower Darwen, Lancashire, England), James's Visitor, Nancy (born 1850 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), James's Servant, Maria (born 1858 in Norfolk, England) and James's Servant, Mary (born 1857 in Dublin, Dublin, Ireland).


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James Eccles's household

Male

James

Eccles

Head
Female

Margaret

Eccles

Wife
Male

William L

Eccles

Son
Female

Mary

Eccles

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Eccles

Daughter
Male

Wilson

Eccles

Son
Female

Alice

Eccles

Daughter
Male

Robert

Eccles

Son
Male

William

Chambers

Visitor
Female

Nancy

Chambers

Visitor
Female

Maria

Middleton

Servant
Female

Mary

Redmond

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Eccles
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Over Darwen, Lancashire, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Eccles

Head

Married

41

1840

Over Darwen, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Eccles

Wife

Married

43

1838

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

William L

Eccles

Son

Single

17

1864

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Mary

Eccles

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Eccles

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Wilson

Eccles

Son

Single

9

1872

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Alice

Eccles

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Robert

Eccles

Son

Single

3

1878

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

William

Chambers

Visitor

Married

34

1847

Lower Darwen, Lancashire, England

Nancy

Chambers

Visitor

Married

31

1850

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Maria

Middleton

Servant

Single

23

1858

Norfolk, England

Mary

Redmond

Servant

Single

24

1857

Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

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