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Household of John Edsforth (born 1815, 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 Edsforth and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Edsforth, born in 1815 in Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Edsforth, born in 1815 in Claughton, Lancashire, England. They had 1 child; Dorothy, born 1849 in Barton, Lancashire, England. They had 1 grandchild; Susannah, born 1873 in Whittingham, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Mary (born 1839 in Kendal, Westmorland, England), John's Lodger, Mary Ann (born 1863 in Preston, Lancashire, England) and John's Lodger, Catherine (born 1859 in Ireland).


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John Edsforth's household

Male

John

Edsforth

Head
Female

Mary

Edsforth

Wife
Female

Dorothy

Hollinghurst

Daughter
Female

Susannah

Hollinghurst

Grand Daughter
Female

Mary

Jerome

Boarder
Female

Mary Ann

Clarchan

Lodger
Female

Catherine

Brady

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Edsforth
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 66
Birth year 1815
Birth place Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Edsforth

Head

Married

66

1815

Lancashire, England

Mary

Edsforth

Wife

Married

66

1815

Claughton, Lancashire, England

Dorothy

Hollinghurst

Daughter

Widow

32

1849

Barton, Lancashire, England

Susannah

Hollinghurst

Grand Daughter

Single

8

1873

Whittingham, Lancashire, England

Mary

Jerome

Boarder

Single

42

1839

Kendal, Westmorland, England

Mary Ann

Clarchan

Lodger

Single

18

1863

Preston, Lancashire, England

Catherine

Brady

Lodger

Single

22

1859

Ireland

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