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Household of Josiah Bancroft (born 1853, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, 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.

Josiah Bancroft and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Josiah Bancroft, born in 1853 in Gorton, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Josiah was the head of the household, married to Annie Bancroft, born in 1856 in London, Middlesex, England. They had 2 children; Ada (born 1876 in Hulme, Lancashire, England) and Josiah (born 1880 in Hulme, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Josiah's Boarder, Florence (born 1876 in Ardwick, Lancashire, England), Josiah's Boarder, Ellen (born 1861 in Knutsford, Cheshire, England) and Josiah's Visitor, Thomas (born 1860 in Hulme, Lancashire, England).


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Josiah Bancroft's household

Male

Josiah

Bancroft

Head
Female

Annie

Bancroft

Wife
Female

Ada

Bancroft

Daughter
Male

Josiah

Bancroft

Son
Female

Florence

Gaunt

Boarder
Female

Ellen

Cox

Boarder
Male

Thomas

Cox

Visitor
First name(s) Josiah
Last name Bancroft
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Gorton, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Josiah

Bancroft

Head

Married

28

1853

Gorton, Lancashire, England

Annie

Bancroft

Wife

Married

25

1856

London, Middlesex, England

Ada

Bancroft

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Hulme, Lancashire, England

Josiah

Bancroft

Son

Single

1

1880

Hulme, Lancashire, England

Florence

Gaunt

Boarder

Single

5

1876

Ardwick, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Cox

Boarder

Married

20

1861

Knutsford, Cheshire, England

Thomas

Cox

Visitor

Married

21

1860

Hulme, Lancashire, England

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