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Household of John Sankey (born 1855, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bury, 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 Sankey and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Sankey, born in 1855 in Olton, Cheshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Emma Sankey, born in 1847 in Ainsworth, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Margaret A (born 1878 in Ainsworth, Lancashire, England) and George (born 1880 in Ainsworth, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Lodger, Richard (born 1815 in Little Lever, Lancashire, England) and John's Lodger, William (born 1851 in Lancashire, England).


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John Sankey's household

Male

John

Sankey

Head
Female

Emma

Sankey

Wife
Female

Margaret A

Sankey

Daughter
Male

George

Sankey

Son
Male

Richard

Fletcher

Lodger
Male

William

Fletcher

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Sankey
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Olton, Cheshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Sankey

Head

Married

26

1855

Olton, Cheshire, England

Emma

Sankey

Wife

Married

34

1847

Ainsworth, Lancashire, England

Margaret A

Sankey

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Ainsworth, Lancashire, England

George

Sankey

Son

Single

1

1880

Ainsworth, Lancashire, England

Richard

Fletcher

Lodger

Widower

66

1815

Little Lever, Lancashire, England

William

Fletcher

Lodger

Single

30

1851

Lancashire, England

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