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Household of John Houghton (born 1846, Lancashire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Houghton, born in 1846 in Orrell, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Houghton, born in 1843 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Martha (born 1867 in Orrell, Lancashire, England), John (born 1872 in Orrell, Lancashire, England), Sarah (born 1879 in Orrell, Lancashire, England) and William (born 1880 in Orrell, Lancashire, England).


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John Houghton's household

Male

John

Houghton

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Houghton

Wife
Female

Martha

Houghton

Daughter
Male

John

Houghton

Son
Female

Sarah

Houghton

Daughter
Male

William

Houghton

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Houghton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Orrell, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Houghton

Head

Married

35

1846

Orrell, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Houghton

Wife

Married

38

1843

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Martha

Houghton

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Orrell, Lancashire, England

John

Houghton

Son

Single

9

1872

Orrell, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Houghton

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Orrell, Lancashire, England

William

Houghton

Son

Single

1

1880

Orrell, Lancashire, England

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