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Household of John Barker (born 1843, 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.

John Barker and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Barker, born in 1843 in Nelson, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ellen Barker, born in 1843 in Roughlee, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Tom (born 1872 in Nelson, Lancashire, England), Bertha (born 1875 in Nelson, Lancashire, England), Martha (born 1877 in Nelson, Lancashire, England) and William Ewart (born 1879 in Nelson, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Visitor, John (born 1852 in Heckmondwike, Yorkshire, England), John's Visitor, Grace (born 1846 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), John's Visitor, Elizabeth (born 1874 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England) and John's Visitor, Henry (born 1875 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England).


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John Barker's household

Male

John

Barker

Head
Female

Ellen

Barker

Wife
Male

Tom

Barker

Son
Female

Bertha

Barker

Daughter
Female

Martha

Barker

Daughter
Male

William Ewart

Barker

Son
Male

John

Whitehead

Visitor
Female

Grace

Whitehead

Visitor
Female

Elizabeth

Whitehead

Visitor
Male

Henry

Whitehead

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Barker
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Nelson, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Barker

Head

Married

38

1843

Nelson, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Barker

Wife

Married

38

1843

Roughlee, Lancashire, England

Tom

Barker

Son

Single

9

1872

Nelson, Lancashire, England

Bertha

Barker

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Nelson, Lancashire, England

Martha

Barker

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Nelson, Lancashire, England

William Ewart

Barker

Son

Single

2

1879

Nelson, Lancashire, England

John

Whitehead

Visitor

Married

29

1852

Heckmondwike, Yorkshire, England

Grace

Whitehead

Visitor

Married

35

1846

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Whitehead

Visitor

Single

7

1874

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Henry

Whitehead

Visitor

Single

6

1875

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

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