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Household of John Wolfenden (born 1816, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Oldham, 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 1816 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Hannah Wolfenden, born in 1817 in Oldham, Lancashire, England. They had 1 child; James, born 1835 in Oldham, Lancashire, England. They had 1 grandchild; Sarah, born 1870 in Oldham, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Son In Law, Moses (born 1855 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), John's Boarder, Betty (born 1814 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) and John's Boarder, James (born 1835 in Oldham, Lancashire, England).


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John Wolfenden's household

Male

John

Wolfenden

Head
Female

Hannah

Wolfenden

Wife
Male

James

Wolfenden

Son
Male

Moses

Riley

Son In Law
Female

Alice

Riley

Wife
Female

Sarah

Wolfenden

Grand Daughter
Female

Betty

Scholes

Boarder
Male

James

Scholes

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Wolfenden
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Wolfenden

Head

Married

65

1816

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Wolfenden

Wife

Married

64

1817

Oldham, Lancashire, England

James

Wolfenden

Son

Widower

46

1835

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Moses

Riley

Son In Law

Married

26

1855

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Alice

Riley

Wife

Married

20

1861

Royton, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Wolfenden

Grand Daughter

Single

11

1870

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Betty

Scholes

Boarder

Widow

67

1814

Oldham, Lancashire, England

James

Scholes

Boarder

Widower

46

1835

Oldham, Lancashire, England

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