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Household of Joshua Beswick (born 1853, Cheshire)

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.

Joshua Beswick and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joshua Beswick, born in 1853 in Cheshire, consisted of 6 members. Joshua was the head of the household, married to Sarah Beswick, born in 1851 in Kingsbury, Warwickshire, England. They had 3 children; Mary Jane (born 1875 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Edith Emma (born 1878 in Longden, Staffordshire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1880 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joshua's Boarder, William Hy Aldcroft, born in 1859 in Ashton on Mersey, Cheshire, England.


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Joshua Beswick's household

Male

Joshua

Beswick

Head
Female

Sarah

Beswick

Wife
Female

Mary Jane

Beswick

Daughter
Female

Edith Emma

Beswick

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Beswick

Daughter
Male

William Hy

Aldcroft

Boarder
First name(s) Joshua
Last name Beswick
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Cheshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joshua

Beswick

Head

Married

28

1853

Cheshire, England

Sarah

Beswick

Wife

Married

30

1851

Kingsbury, Warwickshire, England

Mary Jane

Beswick

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Edith Emma

Beswick

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Longden, Staffordshire, England

Elizabeth

Beswick

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Manchester, Lancashire, England

William Hy

Aldcroft

Boarder

Single

22

1859

Ashton on Mersey, Cheshire, England

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