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Household of John Ward (born 1835, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorley, 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 Ward and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Ward, born in 1835 in Barton, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ann Ward, born in 1834 in Barton, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Edward (born 1865 in Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1869 in Lancashire, England), Betsy (born 1873 in Lancashire, England) and John (born 1878 in Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother In Law, Betty (born 1810 in Barton, Lancashire, England), John's Brother In Law, Erick (born 1855 in Lancashire, England) and John's Servant, Margaret (born 1863 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).


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John Ward's household

Male

John

Ward

Head
Female

Ann

Ward

Wife
Female

Betty

Billington

Mother In Law
Male

Erick

Billington

Brother In Law
Male

Edward

Ward

Son
Female

Margaret

Ward

Daughter
Female

Betsy

Ward

Daughter
Male

John

Ward

Son
Female

Margaret

Johnson

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Ward
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Barton, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Ward

Head

Married

46

1835

Barton, Lancashire, England

Ann

Ward

Wife

Married

47

1834

Barton, Lancashire, England

Betty

Billington

Mother In Law

Widow

71

1810

Barton, Lancashire, England

Erick

Billington

Brother In Law

Single

26

1855

Lancashire, England

Edward

Ward

Son

Single

16

1865

Lancashire, England

Margaret

Ward

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Lancashire, England

Betsy

Ward

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Lancashire, England

John

Ward

Son

Single

3

1878

Lancashire, England

Margaret

Johnson

Servant

Single

18

1863

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

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