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Household of John Howcroft (born 1834, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, 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 Howcroft and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Howcroft, born in 1834 in Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Harriet Howcroft, born in 1836 in Ashton, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Charles (born 1862 in Ince, Lancashire, England), Mary E (born 1864 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Martha (born 1867 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Robert (born 1872 in Durham, Durham, England), John (born 1877 in Durham, Durham, England) and Gilbert (born 1878 in Durham, Durham, England).


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John Howcroft's household

Male

John

Howcroft

Head
Female

Harriet

Howcroft

Wife
Male

Charles

Howcroft

Son
Female

Mary E

Howcroft

Daughter
Female

Martha

Howcroft

Daughter
Male

Robert

Howcroft

Son
Male

John

Howcroft

Son
Male

Gilbert

Howcroft

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Howcroft
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Howcroft

Head

Married

47

1834

Lancashire, England

Harriet

Howcroft

Wife

Married

45

1836

Ashton, Lancashire, England

Charles

Howcroft

Son

Single

19

1862

Ince, Lancashire, England

Mary E

Howcroft

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Martha

Howcroft

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Robert

Howcroft

Son

Single

9

1872

Durham, Durham, England

John

Howcroft

Son

Single

4

1877

Durham, Durham, England

Gilbert

Howcroft

Son

Single

3

1878

Durham, Durham, England

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