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Household of Joshua Scholes (born 1833, 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 Scholes and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joshua Scholes, born in 1833 in Chadderton, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Joshua was the head of the household, married to Sarah Ann Scholes, born in 1838 in Middleton, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; John (born 1864 in Middleton, Lancashire, England) and George (born 1866 in Heywood, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joshua's Step Son, John (born 1866 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), Joshua's Mother In Law, Elizabeth Mary (born 1813 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and Joshua's Boarder, Betty (born 1859 in Middleton, Lancashire, England).


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Joshua Scholes's household

Male

Joshua

Scholes

Head
Female

Sarah Ann

Scholes

Wife
Male

John

Scholes

Son
Male

George

Scholes

Son
Male

John

Halliwell

Step Son
Female

Elizabeth Mary

Harrison

Mother In Law
Female

Betty

Scholes

Boarder
First name(s) Joshua
Last name Scholes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Chadderton, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joshua

Scholes

Head

Married

48

1833

Chadderton, Lancashire, England

Sarah Ann

Scholes

Wife

Married

43

1838

Middleton, Lancashire, England

John

Scholes

Son

Single

17

1864

Middleton, Lancashire, England

George

Scholes

Son

Single

15

1866

Heywood, Lancashire, England

John

Halliwell

Step Son

Single

15

1866

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth Mary

Harrison

Mother In Law

Widow

68

1813

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Betty

Scholes

Boarder

Single

22

1859

Middleton, Lancashire, England

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