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Household of John Norris (born 1839, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorley, 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 Norris and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Norris, born in 1839 in Croston, Lancashire, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Norris, born in 1849 in Eccleston, Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; John (born 1871 in Croston, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1872 in Croston, Lancashire, England), Robert (born 1874 in Croston, Lancashire, England), Henry (born 1876 in Croston, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1877 in Croston, Lancashire, England), James (born 1878 in Croston, Lancashire, England) and Ralph (born 1880 in Croston, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Unmar, Mary (born 1860 in Eccleston, Lancashire, England) and John's -, Thomas (born 1860 in Eccleston, Lancashire, England).


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John Norris's household

Male

John

Norris

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Norris

Wife
Male

John

Norris

Son
Male

Thomas

Norris

Son
Male

Robert

Norris

Son
Male

Henry

Norris

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Norris

Daughter
Male

James

Norris

Son
Male

Ralph

Norris

Son
Female

Mary

Moon

Unmar
Male

Thomas

Moon

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First name(s) John
Last name Norris
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Croston, Lancashire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Norris

Head

Married

42

1839

Croston, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Norris

Wife

Married

32

1849

Eccleston, Lancashire, England

John

Norris

Son

Single

10

1871

Croston, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Norris

Son

Single

9

1872

Croston, Lancashire, England

Robert

Norris

Son

Single

7

1874

Croston, Lancashire, England

Henry

Norris

Son

Single

5

1876

Croston, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Norris

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Croston, Lancashire, England

James

Norris

Son

Single

3

1878

Croston, Lancashire, England

Ralph

Norris

Son

Single

1

1880

Croston, Lancashire, England

Mary

Moon

Unmar

Single

21

1860

Eccleston, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Moon

-

Single

21

1860

Eccleston, Lancashire, England

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