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Household of James Sefton (born 1825, Lancashire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Sefton, born in 1825 in Blackburn, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, widower. He had 5 children; Ellen (born 1862 in Clitheroe, Lancashire, England), Margaret A (born 1864 in Clitheroe, Lancashire, England), Annie E (born 1867 in Clitheroe, Lancashire, England), Mary E (born 1869 in Clitheroe, Lancashire, England) and Emily J (born 1872 in Clitheroe, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Isabella Ward, born in 1860 in Selside, Westmorland, England.


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James Sefton's household

Male

James

Sefton

Head
Female

Ellen

Sefton

Daughter
Female

Margaret A

Sefton

Daughter
Female

Annie E

Sefton

Daughter
Female

Mary E

Sefton

Daughter
Female

Emily J

Sefton

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Ward

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Sefton
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Sefton

Head

Widower

56

1825

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Sefton

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Clitheroe, Lancashire, England

Margaret A

Sefton

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Clitheroe, Lancashire, England

Annie E

Sefton

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Clitheroe, Lancashire, England

Mary E

Sefton

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Clitheroe, Lancashire, England

Emily J

Sefton

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Clitheroe, Lancashire, England

Isabella

Ward

Servant

Single

21

1860

Selside, Westmorland, England

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