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Household of Joseph West (born 1829, 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 West and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph West, born in 1829 in Atherton, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Jane West, born in 1832 in Atherton, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Alice (born 1863 in Atherton, Lancashire, England), William (born 1869 in Atherton, Lancashire, England) and Joseph (born 1872 in Atherton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Lodger, Joseph (born 1814 in Atherton, Lancashire, England) and Joseph's Lodger, Thomas (born 1859 in Atherton, Lancashire, England).


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Joseph West's household

Male

Joseph

West

Head
Female

Jane

West

Wife
Female

Alice

Worthington

Daughter
Male

William

West

Son
Male

Joseph

West

Son
Male

Joseph

Caldwell

Lodger
Male

Thomas

Hatton

Lodger
First name(s) Joseph
Last name West
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Atherton, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

West

Head

Married

52

1829

Atherton, Lancashire, England

Jane

West

Wife

Married

49

1832

Atherton, Lancashire, England

Alice

Worthington

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Atherton, Lancashire, England

William

West

Son

Single

12

1869

Atherton, Lancashire, England

Joseph

West

Son

Single

9

1872

Atherton, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Caldwell

Lodger

Widower

67

1814

Atherton, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Hatton

Lodger

Single

22

1859

Atherton, Lancashire, England

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