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Household of James Pollitt (born 1848, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prestwich, 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 Pollitt and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Pollitt, born in 1848 in Swinton, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Sarah Pollitt, born in 1854 in Openshaw, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Sarah J (born 1878 in Bradford, Lancashire, England), James P (born 1879 in Bradford, Lancashire, England) and Peter (born 1880 in Bradford, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Elijah (born 1853 in Openshaw, Lancashire, England), James's Servant, Margaret (born 1854 in Lockerbie, Hampshire, England), James's Servant, Jane A (born 1862 in Openshaw, Lancashire, England) and James's Nurse, Eliza A (born 1870 in Swinton, Lancashire, England).


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James Pollitt's household

Male

James

Pollitt

Head
Female

Sarah

Pollitt

Wife
Female

Sarah J

Pollitt

Daughter
Male

James P

Pollitt

Son
Male

Peter

Pollitt

Son
Male

Elijah

Warburton

Servant
Female

Margaret

Townes

Servant
Female

Jane A

Thompson

Servant
Female

Eliza A

Chapman

Nurse
First name(s) James
Last name Pollitt
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Swinton, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Pollitt

Head

Married

33

1848

Swinton, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Pollitt

Wife

Married

27

1854

Openshaw, Lancashire, England

Sarah J

Pollitt

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Bradford, Lancashire, England

James P

Pollitt

Son

Single

2

1879

Bradford, Lancashire, England

Peter

Pollitt

Son

Single

1

1880

Bradford, Lancashire, England

Elijah

Warburton

Servant

Single

28

1853

Openshaw, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Townes

Servant

Married

27

1854

Lockerbie, Hampshire, England

Jane A

Thompson

Servant

Single

19

1862

Openshaw, Lancashire, England

Eliza A

Chapman

Nurse

Single

11

1870

Swinton, Lancashire, England

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