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Household of John Postlethwaite (born 1817, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ulverston, 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 Postlethwaite and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Postlethwaite, born in 1817 in Broughton, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Postlethwaite, born in 1822 in Colton, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; James (born 1858 in Colton, Lancashire, England), Mary Jane (born 1861 in Colton, Lancashire, England) and William (born 1864 in Colton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Brother In Law, John (born 1817 in Colton, Lancashire, England) and John's Brother In Law, William (born 1819 in Colton, Lancashire, England).


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John Postlethwaite's household

Male

John

Postlethwaite

Head
Female

Mary

Postlethwaite

Wife
Male

James

Postlethwaite

Son
Female

Mary Jane

Postlethwaite

Daughter
Male

William

Postlethwaite

Son
Male

John

Massicks

Brother In Law
Male

William

Massicks

Brother In Law
First name(s) John
Last name Postlethwaite
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Broughton, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Postlethwaite

Head

Married

64

1817

Broughton, Lancashire, England

Mary

Postlethwaite

Wife

Married

59

1822

Colton, Lancashire, England

James

Postlethwaite

Son

Single

23

1858

Colton, Lancashire, England

Mary Jane

Postlethwaite

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Colton, Lancashire, England

William

Postlethwaite

Son

Single

17

1864

Colton, Lancashire, England

John

Massicks

Brother In Law

Single

64

1817

Colton, Lancashire, England

William

Massicks

Brother In Law

Single

62

1819

Colton, Lancashire, England

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