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Household of James Varley (born 1820, Lancashire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Varley, born in 1820 in Barrowford, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; Elizabeth (born 1852 in Habergham, Lancashire, England) and Sarah Jane (born 1859 in Habergham, Lancashire, England). He had 3 grandchildren; Frank (born 1876 in Habergham, Lancashire, England), Esther (born 1877 in Habergham, Lancashire, England) and Edith (born 1880 in Burnley, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Son In Law, James (born 1851 in Lancashire, England), James's Son In Law, Enoch (born 1857 in Habergham, Lancashire, England) and James's Boarder, Elizabeth (born 1863 in Lancashire, England).


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James Varley's household

Male

James

Varley

Head
Male

James

Whittaker

Son In Law
Female

Elizabeth

Whittaker

Daughter
Male

Frank

Whittaker

Grand Son
Female

Esther

Whittaker

Grand Daughter
Female

Edith

Whittaker

Grand Daughter
Male

Enoch

Beswick

Son In Law
Female

Sarah Jane

Beswick

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Whittaker

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Varley
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Barrowford, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Varley

Head

Widower

61

1820

Barrowford, Lancashire, England

James

Whittaker

Son In Law

Married

30

1851

Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Whittaker

Daughter

Married

29

1852

Habergham, Lancashire, England

Frank

Whittaker

Grand Son

Single

5

1876

Habergham, Lancashire, England

Esther

Whittaker

Grand Daughter

Single

4

1877

Habergham, Lancashire, England

Edith

Whittaker

Grand Daughter

Single

1

1880

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Enoch

Beswick

Son In Law

Married

24

1857

Habergham, Lancashire, England

Sarah Jane

Beswick

Daughter

Married

22

1859

Habergham, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Whittaker

Boarder

Single

18

1863

Lancashire, England

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