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Household of John Handley (born 1845, Lancashire)

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 Handley and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Handley, born in 1845 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Handley, born in 1834 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; William (born 1859 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1864 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Amelia (born 1866 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Charles (born 1869 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and John H (born 1872 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Adopted Son, George Jarvis, born in 1858 in Manchester, Lancashire, England.


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John Handley's household

Male

John

Handley

Head
Female

Mary

Handley

Wife
Male

William

Lamb

Son
Male

Thomas

Lamb

Son
Female

Amelia

Lamb

Daughter
Male

Charles

Lamb

Son
Male

John H

Lamb

Son
Male

George

Jarvis

Adopted Son
First name(s) John
Last name Handley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Handley

Head

Married

36

1845

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary

Handley

Wife

Married

47

1834

Manchester, Lancashire, England

William

Lamb

Son

Single

22

1859

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Lamb

Son

Single

17

1864

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Amelia

Lamb

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Charles

Lamb

Son

Single

12

1869

Manchester, Lancashire, England

John H

Lamb

Son

Single

9

1872

Manchester, Lancashire, England

George

Jarvis

Adopted Son

Single

23

1858

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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