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Household of John West (born 1842, Lancashire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John West, born in 1842 in Bolton, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Martha West, born in 1845 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; G O H (born 1872 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Marion (born 1874 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Harry (born 1876 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Evelyn P (born 1878 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) and John R (born 1881 in Bolton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Mary Murphy, born in 1862 in Lancashire, England.


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John West's household

Male

John

West

Head
Female

Martha

West

Wife
Female

G O H

West

Daughter
Female

Marion

West

Daughter
Male

Harry

West

Son
Female

Evelyn P

West

Daughter
Male

John R

West

Son
Female

Mary

Murphy

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name West
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Bolton, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

West

Head

Married

39

1842

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Martha

West

Wife

Married

36

1845

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

G O H

West

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Marion

West

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Harry

West

Son

Single

5

1876

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Evelyn P

West

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Bolton, Lancashire, England

John R

West

Son

Single

0

1881

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Mary

Murphy

Servant

Single

19

1862

Lancashire, England

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