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Household of John Ainscough (born 1844, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, 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.

John Ainscough and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Ainscough, born in 1844 in Wigan, Lancashire, consisted of 4 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Ainscough, born in 1851 in Haigh, Lancashire, England. They had 1 child; Ruth, born 1872 in Wigan, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Edwin Best, born in 1847 in Worcester, Worcestershire, England.


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John Ainscough's household

Male

John

Ainscough

Head
Female

Mary

Ainscough

Wife
Female

Ruth

Ainscough

Daughter
Male

Edwin

Best

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Ainscough
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Wigan, Lancashire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Ainscough

Head

Married

37

1844

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Mary

Ainscough

Wife

Married

30

1851

Haigh, Lancashire, England

Ruth

Ainscough

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Edwin

Best

Boarder

Married

34

1847

Worcester, Worcestershire, England

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