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Household of John Bitbell (born 1840, 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 Bitbell and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Bitbell, born in 1840 in Wigan, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret J Bitbell, born in 1843 in Preston, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Mary J (born 1865 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), James (born 1869 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Margaret E (born 1872 in Wigan, Lancashire, England) and John E (born 1876 in Wigan, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger, James Grime, born in 1807 in Preston, Lancashire, England.


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John Bitbell's household

Male

John

Bitbell

Head
Female

Margaret J

Bitbell

Wife
Female

Mary J

Bitbell

Daughter
Male

James

Bitbell

Son
Female

Margaret E

Bitbell

Daughter
Male

John E

Bitbell

Son
Male

James

Grime

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Bitbell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Wigan, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Bitbell

Head

Married

41

1840

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Margaret J

Bitbell

Wife

Married

38

1843

Preston, Lancashire, England

Mary J

Bitbell

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Wigan, Lancashire, England

James

Bitbell

Son

Single

12

1869

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Margaret E

Bitbell

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Wigan, Lancashire, England

John E

Bitbell

Son

Single

5

1876

Wigan, Lancashire, England

James

Grime

Lodger

Widower

74

1807

Preston, Lancashire, England

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