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Household of John Wolfenden (born 1836)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, 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 Wolfenden and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Wolfenden, born in 1836 in Bacup, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ester Wolfenden, born in 1837 in Newchurch, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Mary (born 1860 in Newchurch, Carmarthenshire, Wales), Elizabeth (born 1861 in Newchurch, Carmarthenshire, Wales), William (born 1864 in Ormskirk, Lancashire, England), Henry (born 1865 in Ormskirk, Lancashire, England), John (born 1868 in Ormskirk, Lancashire, England) and Lavinia (born 1874 in Ormskirk, Lancashire, England).


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John Wolfenden's household

Male

John

Wolfenden

Head
Female

Ester

Wolfenden

Wife
Female

Mary

Wolfenden

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Wolfenden

Daughter
Male

William

Wolfenden

Son
Male

Henry

Wolfenden

Son
Male

John

Wolfenden

Son
Female

Lavinia

Wolfenden

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Wolfenden
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Bacup

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Wolfenden

Head

Married

45

1836

Bacup

Ester

Wolfenden

Wife

Married

44

1837

Newchurch, Lancashire, England

Mary

Wolfenden

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Newchurch, Carmarthenshire, Wales

Elizabeth

Wolfenden

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Newchurch, Carmarthenshire, Wales

William

Wolfenden

Son

Single

17

1864

Ormskirk, Lancashire, England

Henry

Wolfenden

Son

Single

16

1865

Ormskirk, Lancashire, England

John

Wolfenden

Son

Single

13

1868

Ormskirk, Lancashire, England

Lavinia

Wolfenden

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Ormskirk, Lancashire, England

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