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Household of Joseph Lamb (born 1811, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, 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 Lamb and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Lamb, born in 1811 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Ruth Lamb, born in 1830 in Great Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England. They had 3 children; Alice Mary (born 1865 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Ruth Simpson (born 1866 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Thornton Charles (born 1869 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Servant, Miriam (born 1836 in St Asaph, Flintshire, Wales), Joseph's Servant, Margery (born 1832 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Joseph's Servant, Sarah Jane (born 1840 in Ireland) and Joseph's Servant, Mary Ellen (born 1858 in Whitford, Flintshire, Wales).


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Joseph Lamb's household

Male

Joseph

Lamb

Head
Female

Ruth

Lamb

Wife
Female

Alice Mary

Lamb

Daughter
Female

Ruth Simpson

Lamb

Daughter
Male

Thornton Charles

Lamb

Son
Female

Miriam

Ellis

Servant
Female

Margery

Astley

Servant
Female

Sarah Jane

Nicholson

Servant
Female

Mary Ellen

Williams

Servant
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Lamb
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 70
Birth year 1811
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Lamb

Head

Married

70

1811

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Ruth

Lamb

Wife

Married

51

1830

Great Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England

Alice Mary

Lamb

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Ruth Simpson

Lamb

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Thornton Charles

Lamb

Son

Single

12

1869

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Miriam

Ellis

Servant

Widow

45

1836

St Asaph, Flintshire, Wales

Margery

Astley

Servant

Widow

49

1832

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Sarah Jane

Nicholson

Servant

Widow

41

1840

Ireland

Mary Ellen

Williams

Servant

Single

23

1858

Whitford, Flintshire, Wales

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