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Household of James Sefton (born 1823, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Sefton, born in 1823 in Blackburn, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Sefton, born in 1824 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Louisa Kate (born 1859 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), James F (born 1861 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and Harry Tolenstone (born 1866 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Esther Ferriday, born in 1859 in Donington, Shropshire, England.


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James Sefton's household

Male

James

Sefton

Head
Female

Mary

Sefton

Wife
Female

Louisa Kate

Sefton

Daughter
Male

James F

Sefton

Son
Male

Harry Tolenstone

Sefton

Son
Female

Esther

Ferriday

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Sefton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Sefton

Head

Married

58

1823

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Mary

Sefton

Wife

Married

57

1824

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Louisa Kate

Sefton

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

James F

Sefton

Son

Single

20

1861

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Harry Tolenstone

Sefton

Son

Single

15

1866

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Esther

Ferriday

Servant

Single

22

1859

Donington, Shropshire, England

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