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Household of John Besswick (born 1841, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leek, Staffordshire, 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 Besswick and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Besswick, born in 1841 in Warslow, Staffordshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Louisa Besswick, born in 1831 in Clay Lake, Staffordshire, England. They had 5 children; John (born 1867 in Clay Lake, Staffordshire, England), Mary Ann (born 1869 in Clay Lake, Staffordshire, England), Elizabeth (born 1871 in Clay Lake, Staffordshire, England), Louisa (born 1873 in Clay Lake, Staffordshire, England) and Eliza (born 1861 in Clay Lake, Staffordshire, England).


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John Besswick's household

Male

John

Besswick

Head
Female

Louisa

Besswick

Wife
Male

John

Besswick

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Besswick

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Besswick

Daughter
Female

Louisa

Besswick

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Besswick

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Besswick
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Warslow, Staffordshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Besswick

Head

Married

40

1841

Warslow, Staffordshire, England

Louisa

Besswick

Wife

Married

50

1831

Clay Lake, Staffordshire, England

John

Besswick

Son

Single

14

1867

Clay Lake, Staffordshire, England

Mary Ann

Besswick

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Clay Lake, Staffordshire, England

Elizabeth

Besswick

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Clay Lake, Staffordshire, England

Louisa

Besswick

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Clay Lake, Staffordshire, England

Eliza

Besswick

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Clay Lake, Staffordshire, England

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