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Household of Joseph Houghton (born 1839, Lancashire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, 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.
Joseph Houghton and 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Houghton, born in 1839 in Pemberton, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Margaret Houghton, born in 1850 in Orrell, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; William (born 1873 in Orrell, Lancashire, England), Alice J (born 1876 in Orrell, Lancashire, England), Jonathan (born 1878 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1881 in Orwell, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1879 in Orrell, Lancashire, England) and Mary A (born 1880 in Orrell, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Lodger Head, Sarah Simm, born in 1854 in Greys Green, Staffordshire, England.
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Joseph Houghton's household
Joseph
Houghton
Head
Margaret
Houghton
Wife
William
Houghton
Son
Alice J
Houghton
Daughter
Jonathan
Houghton
Son
Thomas
Houghton
Son
Sarah
Simm
Lodger Head
Margaret
Simm
Daughter
Mary A
Simm
Daughter
| First name(s) | Joseph |
| Last name | Houghton |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 42 |
| Birth year | 1839 |
| Birth place | Pemberton, Lancashire, England |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Joseph | Houghton | Head | Married | 42 | 1839 | Pemberton, Lancashire, England | |
Margaret | Houghton | Wife | Married | 31 | 1850 | Orrell, Lancashire, England | |
William | Houghton | Son | Single | 8 | 1873 | Orrell, Lancashire, England | |
Alice J | Houghton | Daughter | Single | 5 | 1876 | Orrell, Lancashire, England | |
Jonathan | Houghton | Son | Single | 3 | 1878 | Pemberton, Lancashire, England | |
Thomas | Houghton | Son | Single | 0 | 1881 | Orwell, Lancashire, England | |
Sarah | Simm | Lodger Head | Single | 27 | 1854 | Greys Green, Staffordshire, England | |
Margaret | Simm | Daughter | Single | 2 | 1879 | Orrell, Lancashire, England | |
Mary A | Simm | Daughter | Single | 1 | 1880 | Orrell, Lancashire, England |
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