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Household of John Main (born 1854, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Toxteth Park, 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 Main and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Main, born in 1854 in Plymouth, Devon, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Main, born in 1858 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Mary (born 1879 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), James (born 1872 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and Joseph (born 1875 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Lodger, Sarah (born 1808 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), John's Lodger, Henry (born 1851 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), John's Lodger, George (born 1859 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), John's Lodger, Martha (born 1860 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and John's Lodger, John (born 1842 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).


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John Main's household

Male

John

Main

Head
Female

Sarah

Main

Wife
Female

Mary

Main

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Hughes

Lodger
Male

Henry

Hughes

Lodger
Male

George

Main

Lodger
Female

Martha

Main

Lodger
Male

John

Lewis

Lodger
Female

Martha

Lewis

Wife
Male

James

Lewis

Son
Male

Joseph

Lewis

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Main
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Plymouth, Devon, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Main

Head

Married

27

1854

Plymouth, Devon, England

Sarah

Main

Wife

Married

23

1858

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Mary

Main

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Hughes

Lodger

Widow

73

1808

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Henry

Hughes

Lodger

Widower

30

1851

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

George

Main

Lodger

Married

22

1859

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Martha

Main

Lodger

Married

21

1860

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

John

Lewis

Lodger

Married

39

1842

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Martha

Lewis

Wife

Married

42

1839

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

James

Lewis

Son

Single

9

1872

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Lewis

Son

Single

6

1875

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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