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Household of John Handley (born 1829, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prescot, Lancashire,Cheshire, 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 Handley and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Handley, born in 1829 in Runcorn, Cheshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Phoebe Handley, born in 1835 in Runcorn, Cheshire, England. They had 4 children; William (born 1858 in Diss, Norfolk, England), Harry (born 1862 in Walsall, Staffordshire, England), Mary A (born 1870 in Walsall, Staffordshire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1872 in Widnes, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Cousin, George (born 1807 in Diss, Norfolk, England) and John's Cousin, Harriet (born 1807 in Diss, Norfolk, England).


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John Handley's household

Male

John

Handley

Head
Female

Phoebe

Handley

Wife
Male

William

Handley

Son
Male

Harry

Handley

Son
Female

Mary A

Handley

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Handley

Daughter
Male

George

Nunn

Cousin
Female

Harriet

Nunn

Cousin
First name(s) John
Last name Handley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Runcorn, Cheshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Handley

Head

Married

52

1829

Runcorn, Cheshire, England

Phoebe

Handley

Wife

Married

46

1835

Runcorn, Cheshire, England

William

Handley

Son

Single

23

1858

Diss, Norfolk, England

Harry

Handley

Son

Single

19

1862

Walsall, Staffordshire, England

Mary A

Handley

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Walsall, Staffordshire, England

Elizabeth

Handley

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Widnes, Lancashire, England

George

Nunn

Cousin

Married

74

1807

Diss, Norfolk, England

Harriet

Nunn

Cousin

Married

74

1807

Diss, Norfolk, England

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