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Household of John Wolstenholme (born 1815, Lancashire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Wolstenholme, born in 1815 in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Alice Wolstenholme, born in 1808 in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; William (born 1873 in Baxenden, Lancashire, England) and Sarah Ann (born 1877 in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Lodger, Ellen (born 1858 in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England) and John's Lodger Head, Mary Ellen (born 1845 in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England).


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John Wolstenholme's household

Male

John

Wolstenholme

Head
Female

Alice

Wolstenholme

Wife
Female

Ellen

Storey

Lodger
Female

Mary Ellen

Westwell

Lodger Head
Male

William

Westwell

Son
Female

Sarah Ann

Westwell

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Wolstenholme
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 66
Birth year 1815
Birth place Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Wolstenholme

Head

Married

66

1815

Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England

Alice

Wolstenholme

Wife

Married

73

1808

Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Storey

Lodger

Single

23

1858

Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England

Mary Ellen

Westwell

Lodger Head

Married

36

1845

Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England

William

Westwell

Son

Single

8

1873

Baxenden, Lancashire, England

Sarah Ann

Westwell

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England

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