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Household of James Prescott (born 1841, Lancashire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Prescott, born in 1841 in Knowsley, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Prescott, born in 1842 in Knowsley, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Sarah (born 1868 in Knowsley, Lancashire, England), Margaret Ann (born 1870 in Knowsley, Lancashire, England), James (born 1873 in Knowsley, Lancashire, England), George (born 1878 in Knowsley, Lancashire, England), William (born 1879 in Knowsley, Lancashire, England) and Martha Jane (born 1881 in Knowsley, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Sister In Law, Ellen Bradley, born in 1831 in Knowsley, Lancashire, England.


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James Prescott's household

Male

James

Prescott

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Prescott

Wife
Female

Sarah

Prescott

Daughter
Female

Margaret Ann

Prescott

Daughter
Male

James

Prescott

Son
Male

George

Prescott

Son
Male

William

Prescott

Son
Female

Martha Jane

Prescott

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Bradley

Sister In Law
First name(s) James
Last name Prescott
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Knowsley, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Prescott

Head

Married

40

1841

Knowsley, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Prescott

Wife

Married

39

1842

Knowsley, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Prescott

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Knowsley, Lancashire, England

Margaret Ann

Prescott

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Knowsley, Lancashire, England

James

Prescott

Son

Single

8

1873

Knowsley, Lancashire, England

George

Prescott

Son

Single

3

1878

Knowsley, Lancashire, England

William

Prescott

Son

Single

2

1879

Knowsley, Lancashire, England

Martha Jane

Prescott

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Knowsley, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Bradley

Sister In Law

Single

50

1831

Knowsley, Lancashire, England

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