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Household of John Johnson (born 1846, Lancashire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Johnson, born in 1846 in Bury, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Esther Johnson, born in 1847 in Oldham, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; William (born 1868 in Leigh, Lancashire, England) and Samuel (born 1873 in Oldham, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother In Law, Nelly (born 1815 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), John's Boarder, John (born 1859 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England), John's Boarder, Thomas (born 1857 in York, Yorkshire, England) and John's Visitor, Thomas (born 1856 in Ireland).


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John Johnson's household

Male

John

Johnson

Head
Female

Esther

Johnson

Wife
Male

William

Johnson

Son
Male

Samuel

Johnson

Son
Female

Nelly

Halbert

Mother In Law
Male

John

Flanaghan

Boarder
Male

Thomas

Osborne

Boarder
Male

Thomas

Courtenay

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Johnson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Bury, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Johnson

Head

Married

35

1846

Bury, Lancashire, England

Esther

Johnson

Wife

Married

34

1847

Oldham, Lancashire, England

William

Johnson

Son

Single

13

1868

Leigh, Lancashire, England

Samuel

Johnson

Son

Single

8

1873

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Nelly

Halbert

Mother In Law

Widow

66

1815

Oldham, Lancashire, England

John

Flanaghan

Boarder

Single

22

1859

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Osborne

Boarder

Single

24

1857

York, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Courtenay

Visitor

Single

25

1856

Ireland

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