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Household of James Widdowson (born 1839, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Derby, 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 Widdowson and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Widdowson, born in 1839 in West Derby, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Widdowson, born in 1837 in West Derby, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Eliza (born 1870 in West Derby, Lancashire, England), Annie (born 1872 in West Derby, Lancashire, England), Mary G (born 1875 in West Derby, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1875 in West Derby, Lancashire, England), James (born 1876 in West Derby, Lancashire, England) and Edith (born 1879 in West Derby, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Mary A (born 1858 in West Derby, Lancashire, England) and James's Servant, Hannah (born 1862 in West Derby, Lancashire, England).


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James Widdowson's household

Male

James

Widdowson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Widdowson

Wife
Female

Eliza

Widdowson

Daughter
Female

Annie

Widdowson

Daughter
Female

Mary G

Widdowson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Widdowson

Daughter
Male

James

Widdowson

Son
Female

Edith

Widdowson

Daughter
Female

Mary A

Dickinson

Servant
Female

Hannah

Dickinson

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Widdowson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place West Derby, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Widdowson

Head

Married

42

1839

West Derby, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Widdowson

Wife

Married

44

1837

West Derby, Lancashire, England

Eliza

Widdowson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

West Derby, Lancashire, England

Annie

Widdowson

Daughter

Single

9

1872

West Derby, Lancashire, England

Mary G

Widdowson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

West Derby, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Widdowson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

West Derby, Lancashire, England

James

Widdowson

Son

Single

5

1876

West Derby, Lancashire, England

Edith

Widdowson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

West Derby, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Dickinson

Servant

Single

23

1858

West Derby, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Dickinson

Servant

Single

19

1862

West Derby, Lancashire, England

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