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Household of John Venables (born 1841, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Macclesfield, Cheshire, 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 Venables and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Venables, born in 1841 in Sprowston, Cheshire, consisted of 12 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 6 children; Annie (born 1864 in Colton, Cheshire, England), Sarah (born 1867 in Sprowston, Northamptonshire, England), William (born 1870 in Lower Withington, Cheshire, England), Mary (born 1872 in Lower Withington, Cheshire, England), Elizabeth (born 1874 in Lower Withington, Cheshire, England) and Tom (born 1878 in Lower Withington, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Hannah (born 1845 in Middlewich, Cheshire, England), John's Servant, Martha (born 1851 in Swettenham, Cheshire, England), John's Servant, Thomas (born 1861 in Lower Withington, Cheshire, England), John's Servant, John (born 1863 in Lower Withington, Cheshire, England) and John's Servant, William (born 1867 in Warnford, Cheshire, England).


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John Venables's household

Male

John

Venables

Head
Female

Annie

Venables

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Venables

Daughter
Male

William

Venables

Son
Female

Mary

Venables

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Venables

Daughter
Male

Tom

Venables

Son
Female

Hannah

Goodier

Servant
Female

Martha

Moss

Servant
Male

Thomas

Slater

Servant
Male

John

Howarth

Servant
Male

William

Gradwell

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Venables
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Sprowston, Cheshire, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Venables

Head

Widower

40

1841

Sprowston, Cheshire, England

Annie

Venables

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Colton, Cheshire, England

Sarah

Venables

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Sprowston, Northamptonshire, England

William

Venables

Son

Single

11

1870

Lower Withington, Cheshire, England

Mary

Venables

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Lower Withington, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Venables

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Lower Withington, Cheshire, England

Tom

Venables

Son

Single

3

1878

Lower Withington, Cheshire, England

Hannah

Goodier

Servant

Single

36

1845

Middlewich, Cheshire, England

Martha

Moss

Servant

Single

30

1851

Swettenham, Cheshire, England

Thomas

Slater

Servant

Single

20

1861

Lower Withington, Cheshire, England

John

Howarth

Servant

Single

18

1863

Lower Withington, Cheshire, England

William

Gradwell

Servant

Single

14

1867

Warnford, Cheshire, England

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