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Household of John Life (born 1837, 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 Life and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Life, born in 1837 in Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Life, born in 1848 in Withington, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Charles (born 1871 in Stretford, Lancashire, England), John (born 1872 in Stretford, Lancashire, England), Florence C (born 1874 in Chorlton cum Hardy, Lancashire, England), Thomas D (born 1876 in Chorlton cum Hardy, Lancashire, England), Edith (born 1878 in Moss Side, Lancashire, England) and Herbert (born 1881 in Moss Side, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Frances M Hartley, born in 1865 in Hulme, Lancashire, England.


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John Life's household

Male

John

Life

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Life

Wife
Male

Charles

Life

Son
Male

John

Life

Son
Female

Florence C

Life

Daughter
Male

Thomas D

Life

Son
Female

Edith

Life

Daughter
Male

Herbert

Life

Son
Female

Frances M

Hartley

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Life
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Life

Head

Married

44

1837

Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Life

Wife

Married

33

1848

Withington, Lancashire, England

Charles

Life

Son

Single

10

1871

Stretford, Lancashire, England

John

Life

Son

Single

9

1872

Stretford, Lancashire, England

Florence C

Life

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Chorlton cum Hardy, Lancashire, England

Thomas D

Life

Son

Single

5

1876

Chorlton cum Hardy, Lancashire, England

Edith

Life

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Moss Side, Lancashire, England

Herbert

Life

Son

Single

0

1881

Moss Side, Lancashire, England

Frances M

Hartley

Servant

Single

16

1865

Hulme, Lancashire, England

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