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Household of Joel Bancroft (born 1844, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, Cheshire, 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.

Joel Bancroft and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joel Bancroft, born in 1844 in Newton, Cheshire, consisted of 10 members. Joel was the head of the household, married to Matilda Bancroft, born in 1847 in Hyde, Cheshire, England. They had 7 children; Thomas (born 1867 in Godley, Cheshire, England), Samuel (born 1868 in Godley, Cheshire, England), Mary Jane (born 1871 in Godley, Cheshire, England), Martha (born 1872 in Godley, Cheshire, England), Elizabeth (born 1875 in Newton, Cheshire, England), Ellen (born 1877 in Newton, Cheshire, England) and John (born 1881 in Newton, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joel's Mother, Margaret Johnson, born in 1810 in Richmond, Cheshire, England.


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Joel Bancroft's household

Male

Joel

Bancroft

Head
Female

Matilda

Bancroft

Wife
Male

Thomas

Bancroft

Son
Male

Samuel

Bancroft

Son
Female

Mary Jane

Bancroft

Daughter
Female

Martha

Bancroft

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Bancroft

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Bancroft

Daughter
Male

John

Bancroft

Son
Female

Margaret

Johnson

Mother
First name(s) Joel
Last name Bancroft
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Newton, Cheshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joel

Bancroft

Head

Married

37

1844

Newton, Cheshire, England

Matilda

Bancroft

Wife

Married

34

1847

Hyde, Cheshire, England

Thomas

Bancroft

Son

Single

14

1867

Godley, Cheshire, England

Samuel

Bancroft

Son

Single

13

1868

Godley, Cheshire, England

Mary Jane

Bancroft

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Godley, Cheshire, England

Martha

Bancroft

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Godley, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Bancroft

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Newton, Cheshire, England

Ellen

Bancroft

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Newton, Cheshire, England

John

Bancroft

Son

Single

0

1881

Newton, Cheshire, England

Margaret

Johnson

Mother

Widow

71

1810

Richmond, Cheshire, England

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