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Household of John Postlethwaite (born 1817, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barrow in Furness, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Postlethwaite, born in 1817 in Pennington, Lancashire, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Postlethwaite, born in 1821 in Lindale, Lancashire, England. They had 1 child; Jane, born 1862 in Ireleth, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Andrew (born 1834 in Pennington, Lancashire, England) and John's Boarder, Matthew (born 1839 in Pennington, Lancashire, England).


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John Postlethwaite's household

Male

John

Postlethwaite

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Postlethwaite

Wife
Female

Jane

Postlethwaite

Daughter
Male

Andrew

Wilson

Boarder
Male

Matthew

Wilson

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Postlethwaite
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Pennington, Lancashire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Postlethwaite

Head

Married

64

1817

Pennington, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Postlethwaite

Wife

Married

60

1821

Lindale, Lancashire, England

Jane

Postlethwaite

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Ireleth, Lancashire, England

Andrew

Wilson

Boarder

Single

47

1834

Pennington, Lancashire, England

Matthew

Wilson

Boarder

Single

42

1839

Pennington, Lancashire, England

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