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Household of John Ditchfield (born 1847, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Preston, 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 Ditchfield and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Ditchfield, born in 1847 in Leyland, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ann Ditchfield, born in 1837 in Preston, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; James (born 1877 in Preston, Lancashire, England) and Martha (born 1880 in Preston, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, John (born 1859 in Preston, Lancashire, England), John's Boarder, Mary (born 1860 in Preston, Lancashire, England) and John's Boarder, Eleanor (born 1851 in Preston, Lancashire, England).


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John Ditchfield's household

Male

John

Ditchfield

Head
Female

Ann

Ditchfield

Wife
Male

James

Ditchfield

Son
Female

Martha

Ditchfield

Daughter
Male

John

Hull

Boarder
Female

Mary

Hull

Boarder
Female

Eleanor

Wood

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Ditchfield
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Leyland, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Ditchfield

Head

Married

34

1847

Leyland, Lancashire, England

Ann

Ditchfield

Wife

Married

44

1837

Preston, Lancashire, England

James

Ditchfield

Son

Single

4

1877

Preston, Lancashire, England

Martha

Ditchfield

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Preston, Lancashire, England

John

Hull

Boarder

Single

22

1859

Preston, Lancashire, England

Mary

Hull

Boarder

Single

21

1860

Preston, Lancashire, England

Eleanor

Wood

Boarder

Single

30

1851

Preston, Lancashire, England

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