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Household of John Prescott (born 1828, Lancashire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leigh, 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 Prescott and 11 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Prescott, born in 1828 in Wigan, Lancashire, consisted of 12 members. John was the head of the household, married to Alice Prescott, born in 1837 in Bolton, Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; James (born 1861 in Atherton, Lancashire, England), Betsy (born 1864 in Atherton, Lancashire, England), Annie (born 1866 in Atherton, Lancashire, England), Martha E (born 1869 in Atherton, Lancashire, England), Elisabeth A (born 1873 in Atherton, Lancashire, England), John T (born 1875 in Atherton, Lancashire, England) and Eve (born 1859 in Atherton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Son In Law, William (born 1851 in Atherton, Lancashire, England), John's Nephew, Albert (born 1877 in Atherton, Lancashire, England) and John's Nephew, James (born 1881 in Atherton, Lancashire, England).
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John Prescott's household
John
Prescott
Head
Alice
Prescott
Wife
James
Prescott
Son
Betsy
Prescott
Daughter
Annie
Prescott
Daughter
Martha E
Prescott
Daughter
Elisabeth A
Prescott
Daughter
John T
Prescott
Son
William
Sims
Son In Law
Eve
Sims
Daughter
Albert
Sims
Nephew
James
Sims
Nephew
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Prescott |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 53 |
| Birth year | 1828 |
| Birth place | Wigan, Lancashire, England |
Household members (12 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Prescott | Head | Married | 53 | 1828 | Wigan, Lancashire, England | |
Alice | Prescott | Wife | Married | 44 | 1837 | Bolton, Lancashire, England | |
James | Prescott | Son | Single | 20 | 1861 | Atherton, Lancashire, England | |
Betsy | Prescott | Daughter | Single | 17 | 1864 | Atherton, Lancashire, England | |
Annie | Prescott | Daughter | Single | 15 | 1866 | Atherton, Lancashire, England | |
Martha E | Prescott | Daughter | Single | 12 | 1869 | Atherton, Lancashire, England | |
Elisabeth A | Prescott | Daughter | Single | 8 | 1873 | Atherton, Lancashire, England | |
John T | Prescott | Son | Single | 6 | 1875 | Atherton, Lancashire, England | |
William | Sims | Son In Law | Married | 30 | 1851 | Atherton, Lancashire, England | |
Eve | Sims | Daughter | Married | 22 | 1859 | Atherton, Lancashire, England | |
Albert | Sims | Nephew | Single | 4 | 1877 | Atherton, Lancashire, England | |
James | Sims | Nephew | Single | 0 | 1881 | Atherton, Lancashire, England |
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