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Household of John Butterworth (born 1854, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ormskirk, 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 Butterworth and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Butterworth, born in 1854 in Rochdale, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Betsy Butterworth, born in 1851 in Salford, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; George R (born 1875 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England), Ellen (born 1878 in Southport, Lancashire, England) and Charlotte (born 1881 in Southport, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, James (born 1858 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), John's Visitor, Samuel (born 1852 in Radcliffe, Lancashire, England) and John's Lodger, Richard (born 1858 in Bury, Lancashire, England).


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John Butterworth's household

Male

John

Butterworth

Head
Female

Betsy

Butterworth

Wife
Male

George R

Butterworth

Son
Female

Ellen

Butterworth

Daughter
Female

Charlotte

Butterworth

Daughter
Male

James

Shepherd

Boarder
Male

Samuel

Lomax

Visitor
Male

Richard

Wild

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Butterworth
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Butterworth

Head

Married

27

1854

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Betsy

Butterworth

Wife

Married

30

1851

Salford, Lancashire, England

George R

Butterworth

Son

Single

6

1875

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Butterworth

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Southport, Lancashire, England

Charlotte

Butterworth

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Southport, Lancashire, England

James

Shepherd

Boarder

Single

23

1858

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Samuel

Lomax

Visitor

Married

29

1852

Radcliffe, Lancashire, England

Richard

Wild

Lodger

Married

23

1858

Bury, Lancashire, England

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