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Household of John Fothergill (born 1849, Lancashire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Fothergill, born in 1849 in Westhoughton, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Martha Fothergill, born in 1846 in Westhoughton, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Alice (born 1871 in Westhoughton, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1873 in Westhoughton, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1877 in Westhoughton, Lancashire, England), Jonathan (born 1879 in Westhoughton, Lancashire, England) and William (born 1881 in Westhoughton, Lancashire, England).


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John Fothergill's household

Male

John

Fothergill

Head
Female

Martha

Fothergill

Wife
Female

Alice

Fothergill

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Fothergill

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Fothergill

Daughter
Male

Jonathan

Fothergill

Son
Male

William

Fothergill

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Fothergill
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Westhoughton, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Fothergill

Head

Married

32

1849

Westhoughton, Lancashire, England

Martha

Fothergill

Wife

Married

35

1846

Westhoughton, Lancashire, England

Alice

Fothergill

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Westhoughton, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Fothergill

Son

Single

8

1873

Westhoughton, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Fothergill

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Westhoughton, Lancashire, England

Jonathan

Fothergill

Son

Single

2

1879

Westhoughton, Lancashire, England

William

Fothergill

Son

Single

0

1881

Westhoughton, Lancashire, England

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