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Household of John Prior (born 1852, 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 Prior and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Prior, born in 1852 in Wigan, Lancashire, consisted of 4 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Ellen Prior, born in 1858 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England. They had 1 child; James, born 1880 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Joseph Irwin, born in 1862 in Tyrone, Ireland.


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John Prior's household

Male

John

Prior

Head
Female

Mary Ellen

Prior

Wife
Male

James

Prior

Son
Male

Joseph

Irwin

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Prior
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Wigan, Lancashire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Prior

Head

Married

29

1852

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Mary Ellen

Prior

Wife

Married

23

1858

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

James

Prior

Son

Single

1

1880

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Irwin

Boarder

Single

19

1862

Tyrone, Ireland

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