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Household of John Southern (born 1847, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, 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 Southern and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Southern, born in 1847 in Sandbach, Cheshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; George (born 1872 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, England) and Mary (born 1874 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Sister, Sarah E (born 1856 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England), John's Boarder, Joseph P (born 1857 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, England) and John's Boarder, Tom (born 1864 in Sturton, Nottinghamshire, England).


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John Southern's household

Male

John

Southern

Head
Male

George

Southern

Son
Female

Mary

Southern

Daughter
Female

Sarah E

Southern

Sister
Male

Joseph P

Maddison

Boarder
Male

Tom

Theaker

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Southern
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Sandbach, Cheshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Southern

Head

Widower

34

1847

Sandbach, Cheshire, England

George

Southern

Son

Single

9

1872

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

Mary

Southern

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

Sarah E

Southern

Sister

Single

25

1856

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Joseph P

Maddison

Boarder

Single

24

1857

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

Tom

Theaker

Boarder

Single

17

1864

Sturton, Nottinghamshire, England

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