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Household of John Franks (born 1850, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leigh, 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 Franks and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Franks, born in 1850 in Wigan, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Franks, born in 1846 in Leigh, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; James (born 1876 in Leigh, Lancashire, England), John W (born 1879 in Leigh, Lancashire, England) and Joseph (born 1881 in Leigh, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Mother In Law, Bette Belshaw, born in 1807 in Leigh, Lancashire, England.


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John Franks's household

Male

John

Franks

Head
Female

Mary

Franks

Wife
Male

James

Franks

Son
Male

John W

Franks

Son
Male

Joseph

Franks

Son
Female

Bette

Belshaw

Mother In Law
First name(s) John
Last name Franks
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Wigan, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Franks

Head

Married

31

1850

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Mary

Franks

Wife

Married

35

1846

Leigh, Lancashire, England

James

Franks

Son

Single

5

1876

Leigh, Lancashire, England

John W

Franks

Son

Single

2

1879

Leigh, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Franks

Son

Single

0

1881

Leigh, Lancashire, England

Bette

Belshaw

Mother In Law

Widow

74

1807

Leigh, Lancashire, England

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