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Household of John Mottershead (born 1850, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, Cheshire, 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 Mottershead and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Mottershead, born in 1850 in Hyde, Cheshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary M Mottershead, born in 1852 in Newton, Cheshire, England. They had 3 children; Fanny (born 1869 in Newton, Cheshire, England), Samuel (born 1874 in Newton, Cheshire, England) and Mary A (born 1877 in Newton, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger, Edward Wolstoncroft, born in 1862 in Newton, Cheshire, England.


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John Mottershead's household

Male

John

Mottershead

Head
Female

Mary M

Mottershead

Wife
Female

Fanny

Mottershead

Daughter
Male

Samuel

Mottershead

Son
Female

Mary A

Mottershead

Daughter
Male

Edward

Wolstoncroft

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Mottershead
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Hyde, Cheshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Mottershead

Head

Married

31

1850

Hyde, Cheshire, England

Mary M

Mottershead

Wife

Married

29

1852

Newton, Cheshire, England

Fanny

Mottershead

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Newton, Cheshire, England

Samuel

Mottershead

Son

Single

7

1874

Newton, Cheshire, England

Mary A

Mottershead

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Newton, Cheshire, England

Edward

Wolstoncroft

Lodger

Single

19

1862

Newton, Cheshire, England

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