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Household of James Henshaw (born 1847, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leigh, 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 Henshaw and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Henshaw, born in 1847 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Ann Henshaw, born in 1846 in Tyldesley, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Martha (born 1869 in Astley, Lancashire, England), Hannah (born 1871 in Tyldesley, Lancashire, England), May E (born 1874 in Tyldesley, Lancashire, England) and James (born 1881 in Tyldesley, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Father, John (born 1826 in Swinton, Lancashire, England) and James's Boarder, Charles (born 1856 in Scotland).


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James Henshaw's household

Male

James

Henshaw

Head
Female

Ann

Henshaw

Wife
Female

Martha

Henshaw

Daughter
Female

Hannah

Henshaw

Daughter
Female

May E

Henshaw

Daughter
Male

James

Henshaw

Son
Male

John

Henshaw

Father
Male

Charles

Maben

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Henshaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Henshaw

Head

Married

34

1847

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Ann

Henshaw

Wife

Married

35

1846

Tyldesley, Lancashire, England

Martha

Henshaw

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Astley, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Henshaw

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Tyldesley, Lancashire, England

May E

Henshaw

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Tyldesley, Lancashire, England

James

Henshaw

Son

Single

0

1881

Tyldesley, Lancashire, England

John

Henshaw

Father

Widower

55

1826

Swinton, Lancashire, England

Charles

Maben

Boarder

Single

25

1856

Scotland

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