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Household of John Lett (born 1840, 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 Lett and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Lett, born in 1840 in Salford, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Lett, born in 1844 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Richard (born 1876 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1878 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Cousin, Sarah (born 1843 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), John's Cousin, Mary (born 1859 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), John's Cousin, Elizabeth (born 1881 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and John's Cousin, John (born 1848 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).


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John Lett's household

Male

John

Lett

Head
Female

Sarah

Lett

Wife
Male

Richard

Lett

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Lett

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Groom

Cousin
Female

Mary

Groom

Cousin
Female

Elizabeth

Groom

Cousin
Male

John

Groom

Cousin
First name(s) John
Last name Lett
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Salford, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Lett

Head

Married

41

1840

Salford, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Lett

Wife

Married

37

1844

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Richard

Lett

Son

Single

5

1876

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Lett

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Groom

Cousin

Widow

38

1843

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary

Groom

Cousin

Married

22

1859

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Groom

Cousin

Single

0

1881

Manchester, Lancashire, England

John

Groom

Cousin

Married

33

1848

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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