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Household of Josiah Scholes (born 1852, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prestwich, 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 Scholes and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Josiah Scholes, born in 1852 in Middleton, Lancashire, consisted of 4 members. Josiah was the head of the household, married to Leah Scholes, born in 1851 in Middleton, Lancashire, England. They had 1 child; Harry, born 1881 in Newton Heath, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Josiah's Niece, Elizabeth Fenton, born in 1870 in Middleton, Lancashire, England.


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Josiah Scholes's household

Male

Josiah

Scholes

Head
Female

Leah

Scholes

Wife
Male

Harry

Scholes

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Fenton

Niece
First name(s) Josiah
Last name Scholes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Middleton, Lancashire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Josiah

Scholes

Head

Married

29

1852

Middleton, Lancashire, England

Leah

Scholes

Wife

Married

30

1851

Middleton, Lancashire, England

Harry

Scholes

Son

Single

0

1881

Newton Heath, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Fenton

Niece

Single

11

1870

Middleton, Lancashire, England

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