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Household of John Wignall (born 1847, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prestwich, 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 Wignall and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Wignall, born in 1847 in Chorley, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Wignall, born in 1844 in Chorley, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Esther (born 1870 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and Sarah (born 1874 in Newton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother In Law, Jane (born 1812 in Preston, Lancashire, England) and John's Lodger Head, Elizabeth (born 1852 in Bradford, Lancashire, England).


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John Wignall's household

Male

John

Wignall

Head
Female

Jane

Wignall

Wife
Female

Esther

Wignall

Daughter
Female

Jane

Worthington

Mother In Law
Female

Elizabeth

Hume

Lodger Head
Female

Sarah

Hume

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Wignall
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Chorley, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Wignall

Head

Married

34

1847

Chorley, Lancashire, England

Jane

Wignall

Wife

Married

37

1844

Chorley, Lancashire, England

Esther

Wignall

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Jane

Worthington

Mother In Law

Married

69

1812

Preston, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Hume

Lodger Head

Single

29

1852

Bradford, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Hume

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Newton, Lancashire, England

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