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Household of John Oaks (born 1844, Lancashire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Oaks, born in 1844 in Hindley, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ellen Oaks, born in 1842 in Preston, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Alice A (born 1870 in Hindley, Lancashire, England), Jane (born 1871 in Hindley, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1875 in Hindley, Lancashire, England), Ellen (born 1879 in Hindley, Lancashire, England) and Eliza (born 1881 in Hindley, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Father In Law, James Green, born in 1810 in Westhoughton, Lancashire, England.


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John Oaks's household

Male

John

Oaks

Head
Female

Ellen

Oaks

Wife
Female

Alice A

Oaks

Daughter
Female

Jane

Oaks

Daughter
Female

Mary

Oaks

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Oaks

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Oaks

Daughter
Male

James

Green

Father In Law
First name(s) John
Last name Oaks
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Hindley, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Oaks

Head

Married

37

1844

Hindley, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Oaks

Wife

Married

39

1842

Preston, Lancashire, England

Alice A

Oaks

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Hindley, Lancashire, England

Jane

Oaks

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Hindley, Lancashire, England

Mary

Oaks

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Hindley, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Oaks

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Hindley, Lancashire, England

Eliza

Oaks

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Hindley, Lancashire, England

James

Green

Father In Law

Widower

71

1810

Westhoughton, Lancashire, England

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