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Household of John Donton (born 1818, Lancashire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, 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 Donton and 9 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Donton, born in 1818 in Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 3 children; Esther (born 1838 in Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England), Zillah (born 1876 in Golborne, Lancashire, England) and John (born 1879 in Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England). He had 5 grandchildren; James (born 1863 in Golborne, Lancashire, England), Mary Ann (born 1865 in Golborne, Lancashire, England), Frederick (born 1868 in Earlestown, Lancashire, England), Peter (born 1871 in Earlestown, Lancashire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1874 in Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Son In Law, Thomas Foster, born in 1837 in Garstang, Lancashire, England.
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John Donton's household
John
Donton
Head
Thomas
Foster
Son In Law
Esther
Foster
Daughter
James
Foster
Grand Son
Mary Ann
Foster
Grand Daughter
Frederick
Foster
Grand Son
Peter
Foster
Grand Son
Elizabeth
Foster
Grand Daughter
Zillah
Foster
Daughter
John
Foster
Son
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Donton |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widower |
| Age | 63 |
| Birth year | 1818 |
| Birth place | Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England |
Household members (10 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Donton | Head | Widower | 63 | 1818 | Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England | |
Thomas | Foster | Son In Law | Married | 44 | 1837 | Garstang, Lancashire, England | |
Esther | Foster | Daughter | Married | 43 | 1838 | Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England | |
James | Foster | Grand Son | Single | 18 | 1863 | Golborne, Lancashire, England | |
Mary Ann | Foster | Grand Daughter | Single | 16 | 1865 | Golborne, Lancashire, England | |
Frederick | Foster | Grand Son | Single | 13 | 1868 | Earlestown, Lancashire, England | |
Peter | Foster | Grand Son | Single | 10 | 1871 | Earlestown, Lancashire, England | |
Elizabeth | Foster | Grand Daughter | Single | 7 | 1874 | Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England | |
Zillah | Foster | Daughter | Single | 5 | 1876 | Golborne, Lancashire, England | |
John | Foster | Son | Single | 2 | 1879 | Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England |
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