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Household of John Scott Lings (born 1848, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stockport, Cheshire,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 Scott Lings and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Scott Lings, born in 1848 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. John Scott was the head of the household, married to Mary Ellen Lings, born in 1849 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; George Herbert (born 1874 in Heaton Norris, Lancashire, England), Ellen Massey (born 1876 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Eric Massey (born 1879 in Heaton Norris, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John Scott's Servant, Ann Ashton (born 1854 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), John Scott's Servant, Jane (born 1860 in Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland) and John Scott's Servant, Margaret Ann (born 1858 in Middlewich, Cheshire, England).


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John Scott Lings's household

Male

John Scott

Lings

Head
Female

Mary Ellen

Lings

Wife
Male

George Herbert

Lings

Son
Female

Ellen Massey

Lings

Daughter
Female

Eric Massey

Lings

Son
Female

Ann Ashton

Boardman

Servant
Female

Jane

Anderson

Servant
Female

Margaret Ann

Carr

Servant
First name(s) John Scott
Last name Lings
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John Scott

Lings

Head

Married

33

1848

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary Ellen

Lings

Wife

Married

32

1849

Manchester, Lancashire, England

George Herbert

Lings

Son

Single

7

1874

Heaton Norris, Lancashire, England

Ellen Massey

Lings

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Eric Massey

Lings

Son

Single

2

1879

Heaton Norris, Lancashire, England

Ann Ashton

Boardman

Servant

Single

27

1854

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Jane

Anderson

Servant

Single

21

1860

Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland

Margaret Ann

Carr

Servant

Single

23

1858

Middlewich, Cheshire, England

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