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Household of Joseph Massey (born 1816, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stockport, Cheshire,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 Massey and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Massey, born in 1816 in Heaton Norris, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Lucy Massey, born in 1846 in France. They had 2 children; Mary (born 1850 in Heaton Norris, Lancashire, England) and William (born 1854 in Heaton Norris, Lancashire, England). They had 1 grandchild; Lucy, born 1880 in Reddish, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Daughter In Law, Mary Massey, born in 1857 in Wellington, Shropshire, England.


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Joseph Massey's household

Male

Joseph

Massey

Head
Female

Lucy

Massey

Wife
Female

Mary

Higginson

Daughter
Male

William

Massey

Son
Female

Mary

Massey

Daughter In Law
Female

Lucy

Higginson

Grand Daughter
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Massey
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place Heaton Norris, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Massey

Head

Married

65

1816

Heaton Norris, Lancashire, England

Lucy

Massey

Wife

Married

35

1846

France

Mary

Higginson

Daughter

Widow

31

1850

Heaton Norris, Lancashire, England

William

Massey

Son

Married

27

1854

Heaton Norris, Lancashire, England

Mary

Massey

Daughter In Law

Married

24

1857

Wellington, Shropshire, England

Lucy

Higginson

Grand Daughter

Single

1

1880

Reddish, Lancashire, England

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