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Household of John Silk (born 1823)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Oldham, 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 Silk and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Silk, born in 1823 in , consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Silk, born in 1823 in Ireland. They had 1 child; Thomas, born 1862 in Oldham, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Lodger, Thomas (born 1831 in Ireland), John's Lodger, James (born 1857 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), John's Lodger, Frederick (born 1859 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), John's Lodger, Henry (born 1859 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) and John's Lodger, William (born 1865 in Oldham, Lancashire, England).


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John Silk's household

Male

John

Silk

Head
Female

Margaret

Silk

Wife
Male

Thomas

Silk

Son
Male

Thomas

O'Day

Lodger
Male

James

Quinn

Lodger
Male

Frederick

Swift

Lodger
Male

Henry

Kelly

Lodger
Male

William

Quinn

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Silk
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Ireland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Silk

Head

Married

58

1823

Ireland

Margaret

Silk

Wife

Married

58

1823

Ireland

Thomas

Silk

Son

Single

19

1862

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Thomas

O'Day

Lodger

Single

50

1831

Ireland

James

Quinn

Lodger

Single

24

1857

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Frederick

Swift

Lodger

Single

22

1859

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Henry

Kelly

Lodger

Single

22

1859

Oldham, Lancashire, England

William

Quinn

Lodger

Single

16

1865

Oldham, Lancashire, England

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