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Household of John Compton (born 1825, 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 Compton and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Compton, born in 1825 in Bolton, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Marsden Bocock, born in 1847 in Bolton, Lancashire, England. They had 1 child; Mary Marsden, born 1847 in Bolton, Lancashire, England. They had 4 grandchildren; Sarah Compton (born 1873 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Mary Jane (born 1875 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Betsy (born 1878 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) and William (born 1881 in Birkdale, Lancashire, England).


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John Compton's household

Male

John

Compton

Head
Female

Mary Marsden

Bocock

Daughter
Female

Sarah Compton

Bocock

Grand Daughter
Female

Mary Jane

Bocock

Grand Daughter
Female

Betsy

Bocock

Grand Daughter
Male

William

Bocock

Grand Son
First name(s) John
Last name Compton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Bolton, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Compton

Head

Married

56

1825

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Mary Marsden

Bocock

Daughter

Widow

34

1847

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Sarah Compton

Bocock

Grand Daughter

Single

8

1873

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Mary Jane

Bocock

Grand Daughter

Single

6

1875

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Betsy

Bocock

Grand Daughter

Single

3

1878

Bolton, Lancashire, England

William

Bocock

Grand Son

Single

0

1881

Birkdale, Lancashire, England

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