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Household of James Ward (born 1839, Lancashire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Ward, born in 1839 in Lowton, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Ward, born in 1840 in Lowton, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Samuel (born 1858 in Lowton, Lancashire, England), Mary Ann (born 1863 in Lowton, Lancashire, England), James (born 1873 in Lowton, Lancashire, England) and George (born 1877 in Lowton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Mother In Law, Elizabeth Boydell, born in 1806 in Lowton, Lancashire, England.


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James Ward's household

Male

James

Ward

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Ward

Wife
Male

Samuel

Ward

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Ward

Daughter
Male

James

Ward

Son
Male

George

Ward

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Boydell

Mother In Law
First name(s) James
Last name Ward
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Lowton, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Ward

Head

Married

42

1839

Lowton, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Ward

Wife

Married

41

1840

Lowton, Lancashire, England

Samuel

Ward

Son

Single

23

1858

Lowton, Lancashire, England

Mary Ann

Ward

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Lowton, Lancashire, England

James

Ward

Son

Single

8

1873

Lowton, Lancashire, England

George

Ward

Son

Single

4

1877

Lowton, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Boydell

Mother In Law

Widow

75

1806

Lowton, Lancashire, England

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