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Household of James Freeman (born 1831, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, 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 Freeman and 15 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Freeman, born in 1831 in Ormskirk, Lancashire, consisted of 16 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Freeman, born in 1841 in Wigan, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Sarah W (born 1869 in Ince, Lancashire, England), Thomas W (born 1871 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1878 in Wigan, Lancashire, England) and John C (born 1881 in Wigan, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Lodger, William (born 1823 in Derbyshire, England), James's Lodger, Richard (born 1833 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), James's Lodger, Joseph (born 1858 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), James's Lodger, Luke (born 1850 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), James's Lodger, Thomas (born 1852 in Knutsford, Cheshire, England), James's Lodger, John (born 1851 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), James's Lodger, William (born 1841 in Hull, Yorkshire, England), James's Lodger, Richard (born 1854 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), James's Lodger, Thomas (born 1827 in Wigan, Lancashire, England) and James's Lodger, Richard (born 1851 in Wigan, Lancashire, England).


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James Freeman's household

Male

James

Freeman

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Freeman

Wife
Female

Sarah W

Freeman

Daughter
Male

Thomas W

Freeman

Son
Female

Margaret

Freeman

Daughter
Male

John C

Freeman

Son
Male

William

Broom

Lodger
Male

Richard

Chamberlain

Lodger
Male

Joseph

Foster

Lodger
Male

Luke

Foster

Lodger
Male

Thomas

Follit

Lodger
Male

John

Corless

Lodger
Male

William

Smith

Lodger
Male

Richard

Leigh

Lodger
Male

Thomas

Moorfield

Lodger
Male

Richard

Churnuck

Lodger
First name(s) James
Last name Freeman
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Ormskirk, Lancashire, England

Household members (16 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Freeman

Head

Married

50

1831

Ormskirk, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Freeman

Wife

Married

40

1841

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Sarah W

Freeman

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Ince, Lancashire, England

Thomas W

Freeman

Son

Single

10

1871

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Freeman

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Wigan, Lancashire, England

John C

Freeman

Son

Single

0

1881

Wigan, Lancashire, England

William

Broom

Lodger

Single

58

1823

Derbyshire, England

Richard

Chamberlain

Lodger

Single

48

1833

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Foster

Lodger

Single

23

1858

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Luke

Foster

Lodger

Single

31

1850

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Follit

Lodger

Single

29

1852

Knutsford, Cheshire, England

John

Corless

Lodger

Single

30

1851

Wigan, Lancashire, England

William

Smith

Lodger

Married

40

1841

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Richard

Leigh

Lodger

Single

27

1854

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Moorfield

Lodger

Single

54

1827

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Richard

Churnuck

Lodger

Single

30

1851

Wigan, Lancashire, England

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