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Household of John Desden (born 1831, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Saddleworth, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 Desden and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Desden, born in 1831 in Oldham, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Desden, born in 1842 in Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England. They had 8 children; James W (born 1855 in Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England), John R (born 1864 in Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England), Martha A (born 1869 in Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England), Seville (born 1870 in Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England), Melinah E (born 1874 in Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England), Mary A (born 1876 in Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England), Betty (born 1878 in Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England) and Ben (born 1880 in Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England).


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John Desden's household

Male

John

Desden

Head
Female

Mary

Desden

Wife
Male

James W

Desden

Son
Male

John R

Desden

Son
Female

Martha A

Desden

Daughter
Male

Seville

Desden

Son
Female

Melinah E

Desden

Daughter
Female

Mary A

Desden

Daughter
Female

Betty

Desden

Daughter
Male

Ben

Desden

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Desden
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Oldham, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Desden

Head

Married

50

1831

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Mary

Desden

Wife

Married

39

1842

Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England

James W

Desden

Son

Single

26

1855

Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England

John R

Desden

Son

Single

17

1864

Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England

Martha A

Desden

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England

Seville

Desden

Son

Single

11

1870

Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England

Melinah E

Desden

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England

Mary A

Desden

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England

Betty

Desden

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England

Ben

Desden

Son

Single

1

1880

Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England

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