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Household of John Harrison (born 1838, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Preston, 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 Harrison and 16 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Harrison, born in 1838 in Blackburn, Lancashire, consisted of 17 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Ann Harrison, born in 1844 in Hull, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Doctor (born 1870 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), John (born 1872 in Withnell, Lancashire, England), Fredrick A (born 1876 in Withnell, Lancashire, England), Thomas H (born 1878 in Preston, Lancashire, England) and Charles A (born 1881 in Preston, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother, Ellen (born 1819 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), John's Lodger Head, Joseph (born 1862 in Warrington, Lancashire, England), John's Lodger, Simeon (born 1859 in Warrington, Lancashire, England), John's Lodger, George (born 1849 in Farnborough, Kent, England), John's Lodger, John Henry (born 1863 in Prescot, Lancashire, England), John's Lodger, Walter (born 1865 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), John's Lodger, Thomas (born 1857 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), John's Lodger, John (born 1841 in Ireland), John's Lodger, Peter (born 1825 in Ireland) and John's Lodger, Henry (born 1859 in Tynemouth, Northumberland, England).


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John Harrison's household

Male

John

Harrison

Head
Female

Margaret Ann

Harrison

Wife
Male

Doctor

Harrison

Son
Male

John

Harrison

Son
Male

Fredrick A

Harrison

Son
Male

Thomas H

Harrison

Son
Male

Charles A

Harrison

Son
Female

Ellen

Harrison

Mother
Male

Joseph

Battersby

Lodger Head
Male

Simeon

Battersby

Lodger
Male

George

Merritt

Lodger
Male

John Henry

Peter

Lodger
Male

Walter

Scott

Lodger
Male

Thomas

Shufflebottam

Lodger
Male

John

Grant

Lodger
Male

Peter

Duffey

Lodger
Male

Henry

Hopkins

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Harrison
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Household members (17 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Harrison

Head

Married

43

1838

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Margaret Ann

Harrison

Wife

Married

37

1844

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Doctor

Harrison

Son

Single

11

1870

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

John

Harrison

Son

Single

9

1872

Withnell, Lancashire, England

Fredrick A

Harrison

Son

Single

5

1876

Withnell, Lancashire, England

Thomas H

Harrison

Son

Single

3

1878

Preston, Lancashire, England

Charles A

Harrison

Son

Single

0

1881

Preston, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Harrison

Mother

Widow

62

1819

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Battersby

Lodger Head

Single

19

1862

Warrington, Lancashire, England

Simeon

Battersby

Lodger

Married

22

1859

Warrington, Lancashire, England

George

Merritt

Lodger

Married

32

1849

Farnborough, Kent, England

John Henry

Peter

Lodger

Single

18

1863

Prescot, Lancashire, England

Walter

Scott

Lodger

Single

16

1865

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Shufflebottam

Lodger

Single

24

1857

St Helens, Lancashire, England

John

Grant

Lodger

Married

40

1841

Ireland

Peter

Duffey

Lodger

Widower

56

1825

Ireland

Henry

Hopkins

Lodger

Single

22

1859

Tynemouth, Northumberland, England

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