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Household of Joseph Prowse (born 1829, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Manchester, 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 Prowse and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Prowse, born in 1829 in Bridport, Dorset, consisted of 7 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Mary Prowse, born in 1827 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; William (born 1857 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), John (born 1858 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Elenor (born 1862 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Mary (born 1865 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Mother In Law, Eleanor Hartley, born in 1806 in Westmorland, England.


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Joseph Prowse's household

Male

Joseph

Prowse

Head
Female

Mary

Prowse

Wife
Male

William

Prowse

Son
Male

John

Prowse

Son
Female

Elenor

Prowse

Daughter
Female

Mary

Prowse

Daughter
Female

Eleanor

Hartley

Mother In Law
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Prowse
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Bridport, Dorset, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Prowse

Head

Married

52

1829

Bridport, Dorset, England

Mary

Prowse

Wife

Married

54

1827

Lancaster, Lancashire, England

William

Prowse

Son

Single

24

1857

Manchester, Lancashire, England

John

Prowse

Son

Single

23

1858

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Elenor

Prowse

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary

Prowse

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Eleanor

Hartley

Mother In Law

Widow

75

1806

Westmorland, England

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