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Household of James Rawson (born 1847, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Oldham, 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 Rawson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Rawson, born in 1847 in Thornham, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Alice Rawson, born in 1849 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Ada Mary (born 1872 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England), Fred (born 1875 in Thornham, Lancashire, England) and Thomas (born 1880 in Thornham, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Visitor, John (born 1843 in Isleham, Cambridgeshire, England) and James's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1859 in Alderley, Cheshire, England).


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James Rawson's household

Male

James

Rawson

Head
Female

Alice

Rawson

Wife
Female

Ada Mary

Rawson

Daughter
Male

Fred

Rawson

Son
Male

Thomas

Rawson

Son
Male

John

Tilbrook

Visitor
Female

Elizabeth

Burgess

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Rawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Thornham, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Rawson

Head

Married

34

1847

Thornham, Lancashire, England

Alice

Rawson

Wife

Married

32

1849

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Ada Mary

Rawson

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Fred

Rawson

Son

Single

6

1875

Thornham, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Rawson

Son

Single

1

1880

Thornham, Lancashire, England

John

Tilbrook

Visitor

Married

38

1843

Isleham, Cambridgeshire, England

Elizabeth

Burgess

Servant

Single

22

1859

Alderley, Cheshire, England

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