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Household of John Wesley (born 1848, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Manchester, 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 Wesley and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Wesley, born in 1848 in Preston, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Alice Wesley, born in 1847 in Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Elizabeth E (born 1870 in Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1873 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Isabella (born 1876 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Alice (born 1880 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Visitor, Robert Leyland, born in 1846 in Leyland, Lancashire, England.


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John Wesley's household

Male

John

Wesley

Head
Female

Alice

Wesley

Wife
Female

Elizabeth E

Wesley

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Wesley

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Wesley

Daughter
Female

Alice

Wesley

Daughter
Male

Robert

Leyland

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Wesley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Preston, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Wesley

Head

Married

33

1848

Preston, Lancashire, England

Alice

Wesley

Wife

Married

34

1847

Lancashire, England

Elizabeth E

Wesley

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Lancashire, England

Margaret

Wesley

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Isabella

Wesley

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Alice

Wesley

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Robert

Leyland

Visitor

Married

35

1846

Leyland, Lancashire, England

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