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Household of John Mason (born 1836, Lancashire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Mason, born in 1836 in Garstang, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Mason, born in 1835 in Marthwaite, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Joseph John (born 1873 in Barton, Lancashire, England), William Stanley (born 1874 in Barton, Lancashire, England) and Hannah Isabella (born 1876 in Barton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother, Hannah (born 1798 in Grayrigg, Westmorland, England), John's Labourer, John (born 1856 in Leicester, Leicestershire, England) and John's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1859 in Yorkshire, England).


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John Mason's household

Male

John

Mason

Head
Female

Margaret

Mason

Wife
Male

Joseph John

Mason

Son
Male

William Stanley

Mason

Son
Female

Hannah Isabella

Mason

Daughter
Female

Hannah

Mason

Mother
Male

John

Clay

Labourer
Female

Elizabeth

Bracken

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Mason
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Garstang, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Mason

Head

Married

45

1836

Garstang, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Mason

Wife

Married

46

1835

Marthwaite, Yorkshire, England

Joseph John

Mason

Son

Single

8

1873

Barton, Lancashire, England

William Stanley

Mason

Son

Single

7

1874

Barton, Lancashire, England

Hannah Isabella

Mason

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Barton, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Mason

Mother

Widow

83

1798

Grayrigg, Westmorland, England

John

Clay

Labourer

Single

25

1856

Leicester, Leicestershire, England

Elizabeth

Bracken

Servant

Single

22

1859

Yorkshire, England

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