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Household of John Butler (born 1835, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, 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 Butler and 14 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Butler, born in 1835 in Oldham, Lancashire, consisted of 15 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ann Butler, born in 1838 in Ashton, Lancashire, England. They had 12 children; Benjamin (born 1861 in Cheshire, England), Elizabeth A (born 1862 in Cheshire, England), Emma (born 1864 in Ashton, Lancashire, England), George (born 1866 in Ashton, Lancashire, England), Ellen (born 1867 in Ashton, Lancashire, England), Joseph (born 1869 in Ashton, Lancashire, England), Sarah (born 1871 in Ashton, Lancashire, England), John W (born 1872 in Ashton, Lancashire, England), Henry (born 1874 in Cornwall, England), Edward (born 1877 in Lancashire, England), James (born 1877 in Lancashire, England) and Bertha (born 1881 in Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Mother In Law, Sarah Lees, born in 1811 in Cheshire, England.


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John Butler's household

Male

John

Butler

Head
Female

Ann

Butler

Wife
Male

Benjamin

Butler

Son
Female

Elizabeth A

Butler

Daughter
Female

Emma

Butler

Daughter
Male

George

Butler

Son
Female

Ellen

Butler

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Butler

Son
Female

Sarah

Butler

Daughter
Male

John W

Butler

Son
Male

Henry

Butler

Son
Male

Edward

Butler

Son
Male

James

Butler

Son
Female

Bertha

Butler

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Lees

Mother In Law
First name(s) John
Last name Butler
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Oldham, Lancashire, England

Household members (15 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Butler

Head

Married

46

1835

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Ann

Butler

Wife

Married

43

1838

Ashton, Lancashire, England

Benjamin

Butler

Son

Single

20

1861

Cheshire, England

Elizabeth A

Butler

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Cheshire, England

Emma

Butler

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Ashton, Lancashire, England

George

Butler

Son

Single

15

1866

Ashton, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Butler

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Ashton, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Butler

Son

Single

12

1869

Ashton, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Butler

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Ashton, Lancashire, England

John W

Butler

Son

Single

9

1872

Ashton, Lancashire, England

Henry

Butler

Son

Single

7

1874

Cornwall, England

Edward

Butler

Son

Single

4

1877

Lancashire, England

James

Butler

Son

Single

4

1877

Lancashire, England

Bertha

Butler

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Lancashire, England

Sarah

Lees

Mother In Law

Married

70

1811

Cheshire, England

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