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Household of Joseph Unsworth (born 1840, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leigh, 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 Unsworth and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Unsworth, born in 1840 in Wigan, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Mary Unsworth, born in 1841 in Wigan, Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; J W (born 1870 in West Leigh, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1865 in Lancashire, England), Martha (born 1868 in West Leigh, Lancashire, England), Sarah (born 1872 in West Leigh, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1876 in West Leigh, Lancashire, England), Ann (born 1878 in West Leigh, Lancashire, England) and Atherton (born 1881 in West Leigh, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Lodger, William Philips, born in 1812 in Wigan, Lancashire, England.


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Joseph Unsworth's household

Male

Joseph

Unsworth

Head
Female

Mary

Unsworth

Wife
Male

J W

Unsworth

Son
Female

Margaret

Unsworth

Daughter
Female

Martha

Unsworth

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Unsworth

Daughter
Female

Mary

Unsworth

Daughter
Female

Ann

Unsworth

Daughter
Male

Atherton

Unsworth

Son
Male

William

Philips

Lodger
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Unsworth
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Wigan, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Unsworth

Head

Married

41

1840

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Mary

Unsworth

Wife

Married

40

1841

Wigan, Lancashire, England

J W

Unsworth

Son

Single

11

1870

West Leigh, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Unsworth

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Lancashire, England

Martha

Unsworth

Daughter

Single

13

1868

West Leigh, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Unsworth

Daughter

Single

9

1872

West Leigh, Lancashire, England

Mary

Unsworth

Daughter

Single

5

1876

West Leigh, Lancashire, England

Ann

Unsworth

Daughter

Single

3

1878

West Leigh, Lancashire, England

Atherton

Unsworth

Son

Single

0

1881

West Leigh, Lancashire, England

William

Philips

Lodger

Widower

69

1812

Wigan, Lancashire, England

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