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Household of James Moorcroft (born 1853, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ormskirk, 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 Moorcroft and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Moorcroft, born in 1853 in Lancashire, consisted of 11 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Moorcroft, born in 1855 in Haskayne, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Mary Jane (born 1874 in Halsall, Lancashire, England), Henry (born 1877 in Halsall, Lancashire, England), Margaret Ann (born 1879 in Halsall, Lancashire, England) and Robert (born 1881 in Halsall, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Mother In Law, Margaret (born 1824 in Barton, Lancashire, England), James's Servant, William (born 1860 in Halsall, Lancashire, England), James's Servant, James (born 1860 in Haskayne, Lancashire, England), James's Servant, Frederick (born 1862 in Halsall, Lancashire, England) and James's Servant, Lilly (born 1865 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).


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James Moorcroft's household

Male

James

Moorcroft

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Moorcroft

Wife
Female

Mary Jane

Moorcroft

Daughter
Male

Henry

Moorcroft

Son
Female

Margaret Ann

Moorcroft

Daughter
Male

Robert

Moorcroft

Son
Female

Margaret

Woodcock

Mother In Law
Male

William

Pilkington

Servant
Male

James

Jump

Servant
Male

Frederick

Moorcroft

Servant
Female

Lilly

Harrison

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Moorcroft
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Lancashire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Moorcroft

Head

Married

28

1853

Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Moorcroft

Wife

Married

26

1855

Haskayne, Lancashire, England

Mary Jane

Moorcroft

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Halsall, Lancashire, England

Henry

Moorcroft

Son

Single

4

1877

Halsall, Lancashire, England

Margaret Ann

Moorcroft

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Halsall, Lancashire, England

Robert

Moorcroft

Son

Single

0

1881

Halsall, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Woodcock

Mother In Law

Widow

57

1824

Barton, Lancashire, England

William

Pilkington

Servant

Single

21

1860

Halsall, Lancashire, England

James

Jump

Servant

Single

21

1860

Haskayne, Lancashire, England

Frederick

Moorcroft

Servant

Single

19

1862

Halsall, Lancashire, England

Lilly

Harrison

Servant

Single

16

1865

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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