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Household of Jonathan Railton (born 1840, Cumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birkenhead, Cheshire, 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.

Jonathan Railton and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Jonathan Railton, born in 1840 in Maryport, Cumberland, consisted of 10 members. Jonathan was the head of the household, married to Mary A Railton, born in 1843 in Harrington, Cumberland, England. They had 4 children; Sarah E (born 1871 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), Mary (born 1873 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), Robert (born 1876 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England) and Edith (born 1881 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Jonathan's Servant, Sarah (born 1861 in Mostyn, Flintshire, Wales), Jonathan's Lodger, Joseph W (born 1856 in Sankey Bridges, Lancashire, England), Jonathan's Lodger, Robert W (born 1856 in Yorkshire, England) and Jonathan's Boarder, Elizabeth R (born 1848 in Eaton Bishop, Herefordshire, England).


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Jonathan Railton's household

Male

Jonathan

Railton

Head
Female

Mary A

Railton

Wife
Female

Sarah E

Railton

Daughter
Female

Mary

Railton

Daughter
Male

Robert

Railton

Son
Female

Edith

Railton

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Hughes

Servant
Male

Joseph W

Chester

Lodger
Male

Robert W

Thompson

Lodger
Female

Elizabeth R

Potter

Boarder
First name(s) Jonathan
Last name Railton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Maryport, Cumberland, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Jonathan

Railton

Head

Married

41

1840

Maryport, Cumberland, England

Mary A

Railton

Wife

Married

38

1843

Harrington, Cumberland, England

Sarah E

Railton

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Mary

Railton

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Robert

Railton

Son

Single

5

1876

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Edith

Railton

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Sarah

Hughes

Servant

Single

20

1861

Mostyn, Flintshire, Wales

Joseph W

Chester

Lodger

Single

25

1856

Sankey Bridges, Lancashire, England

Robert W

Thompson

Lodger

Single

25

1856

Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth R

Potter

Boarder

Single

33

1848

Eaton Bishop, Herefordshire, England

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