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Household of James Mottershead (born 1848, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Macclesfield, Cheshire, 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 Mottershead and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Mottershead, born in 1848 in Gawsworth, Cheshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Ann Mottershead, born in 1851 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England. They had 5 children; Mary E (born 1872 in Salford, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth A (born 1874 in Salford, Lancashire, England), Sushanah (born 1876 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England), James (born 1880 in Sutton, Cheshire, England) and Tom (born 1881 in Sutton, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Visitor, Sarah A Nixon, born in 1858 in Tunstall, Staffordshire, England.


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James Mottershead's household

Male

James

Mottershead

Head
Female

Ann

Mottershead

Wife
Female

Mary E

Mottershead

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth A

Mottershead

Daughter
Female

Sushanah

Mottershead

Daughter
Male

James

Mottershead

Son
Male

Tom

Mottershead

Son
Female

Sarah A

Nixon

Visitor
First name(s) James
Last name Mottershead
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Gawsworth, Cheshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Mottershead

Head

Married

33

1848

Gawsworth, Cheshire, England

Ann

Mottershead

Wife

Married

30

1851

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Mary E

Mottershead

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Salford, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth A

Mottershead

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Salford, Lancashire, England

Sushanah

Mottershead

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

James

Mottershead

Son

Single

1

1880

Sutton, Cheshire, England

Tom

Mottershead

Son

Single

0

1881

Sutton, Cheshire, England

Sarah A

Nixon

Visitor

Single

23

1858

Tunstall, Staffordshire, England

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