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Household of Joseph Wainwright (born 1842, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Macclesfield, 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 Wainwright and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Wainwright, born in 1842 in Adlington, Cheshire, consisted of 12 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Sarah Wainwright, born in 1844 in Adlington, Cheshire, England. They had 8 children; William (born 1868 in Somerset, England), Annie (born 1870 in Adlington, Cheshire, England), John (born 1872 in Adlington, Cheshire, England), Mary (born 1873 in Adlington, Cheshire, England), Herbert (born 1875 in Adlington, Cheshire, England), Fred (born 1877 in Adlington, Cheshire, England), Daniel (born 1880 in Adlington, Cheshire, England) and David (born 1880 in Adlington, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Step Daughter, Harriet (born 1864 in Adlington, Cheshire, England) and Joseph's Brother In Law, Samuel (born 1840 in Adlington, Cheshire, England).


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Joseph Wainwright's household

Male

Joseph

Wainwright

Head
Female

Sarah

Wainwright

Wife
Male

William

Wainwright

Son
Female

Annie

Wainwright

Daughter
Male

John

Wainwright

Son
Female

Mary

Wainwright

Daughter
Male

Herbert

Wainwright

Son
Male

Fred

Wainwright

Son
Male

Daniel

Wainwright

Son
Male

David

Wainwright

Son
Female

Harriet

Mottershead

Step Daughter
Male

Samuel

Mottershead

Brother In Law
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Wainwright
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Adlington, Cheshire, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Wainwright

Head

Married

39

1842

Adlington, Cheshire, England

Sarah

Wainwright

Wife

Married

37

1844

Adlington, Cheshire, England

William

Wainwright

Son

Single

13

1868

Somerset, England

Annie

Wainwright

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Adlington, Cheshire, England

John

Wainwright

Son

Single

9

1872

Adlington, Cheshire, England

Mary

Wainwright

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Adlington, Cheshire, England

Herbert

Wainwright

Son

Single

6

1875

Adlington, Cheshire, England

Fred

Wainwright

Son

Single

4

1877

Adlington, Cheshire, England

Daniel

Wainwright

Son

Single

1

1880

Adlington, Cheshire, England

David

Wainwright

Son

Single

1

1880

Adlington, Cheshire, England

Harriet

Mottershead

Step Daughter

Single

17

1864

Adlington, Cheshire, England

Samuel

Mottershead

Brother In Law

Widower

41

1840

Adlington, Cheshire, England

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