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Household of Joshua Beswick (born 1836, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Oldham, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joshua Beswick, born in 1836 in Tonge, Lancashire, consisted of 5 members. Joshua was the head of the household, married to Mary A Beswick, born in 1835 in Middleton, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Samuel (born 1859 in Tonge, Lancashire, England) and Mary E (born 1874 in Tonge, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joshua's Nephew, Arthur Foster, born in 1869 in Tonge, Lancashire, England.


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Joshua Beswick's household

Male

Joshua

Beswick

Head
Female

Mary A

Beswick

Wife
Male

Samuel

Beswick

Son
Female

Mary E

Beswick

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Foster

Nephew
First name(s) Joshua
Last name Beswick
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Tonge, Lancashire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joshua

Beswick

Head

Married

45

1836

Tonge, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Beswick

Wife

Married

46

1835

Middleton, Lancashire, England

Samuel

Beswick

Son

Single

22

1859

Tonge, Lancashire, England

Mary E

Beswick

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Tonge, Lancashire, England

Arthur

Foster

Nephew

Single

12

1869

Tonge, Lancashire, England

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