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Household of Joseph Mottershead (born 1826, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Altrincham, 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.

Joseph Mottershead and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Mottershead, born in 1826 in Wilmslow, Cheshire, consisted of 5 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Mary Mottershead, born in 1823 in Cheshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Nurse Child, Clara (born 1881 in Cheshire, England), Joseph's Lodger, George (born 1849 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England) and Joseph's Lodger, Samuel (born 1841 in Cheshire, England).


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Joseph Mottershead's household

Male

Joseph

Mottershead

Head
Female

Mary

Mottershead

Wife
Female

Clara

Yoxall

Nurse Child
Male

George

Walton

Lodger
Male

Samuel

Thompson

Lodger
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Mottershead
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Wilmslow, Cheshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Mottershead

Head

Married

55

1826

Wilmslow, Cheshire, England

Mary

Mottershead

Wife

Married

58

1823

Cheshire, England

Clara

Yoxall

Nurse Child

Single

0

1881

Cheshire, England

George

Walton

Lodger

Married

32

1849

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Samuel

Thompson

Lodger

Single

40

1841

Cheshire, England

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