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Household of John Fortune (born 1839, Yorkshire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Fortune, born in 1839 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Emma Fortune, born in 1850 in United States. They had 4 children; Lucy A (born 1872 in Moss Side, Lancashire, England), John H (born 1874 in Moss Side, Lancashire, England), Frank E (born 1876 in Moss Side, Lancashire, England) and Alice M (born 1880 in Moss Side, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Louis A Montgomery, born in 1865 in Manchester, Lancashire, England.


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John Fortune's household

Male

John

Fortune

Head
Female

Emma

Fortune

Wife
Female

Lucy A

Fortune

Daughter
Male

John H

Fortune

Son
Male

Frank E

Fortune

Son
Female

Alice M

Fortune

Daughter
Female

Louis A

Montgomery

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Fortune
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Fortune

Head

Married

42

1839

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Emma

Fortune

Wife

Married

31

1850

United States

Lucy A

Fortune

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Moss Side, Lancashire, England

John H

Fortune

Son

Single

7

1874

Moss Side, Lancashire, England

Frank E

Fortune

Son

Single

5

1876

Moss Side, Lancashire, England

Alice M

Fortune

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Moss Side, Lancashire, England

Louis A

Montgomery

Servant

Single

16

1865

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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