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Household of Lewis Firth (born 1849, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rochdale, 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.

Lewis Firth and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Lewis Firth, born in 1849 in Sowerby Bridge, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. Lewis was the head of the household, married to Eliza Firth, born in 1850 in Bacup, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Ernest (born 1875 in Bacup, Lancashire, England), Arthur (born 1877 in Bacup, Lancashire, England) and Annie (born 1880 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Lewis's Servant, Ellen (born 1848 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England) and Lewis's Lodger, Benjamin (born 1861 in Durham, England).


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Lewis Firth's household

Male

Lewis

Firth

Head
Female

Eliza

Firth

Wife
Male

Ernest

Firth

Son
Male

Arthur

Firth

Son
Female

Annie

Firth

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Sutcliffe

Servant
Male

Benjamin

Hill

Lodger
First name(s) Lewis
Last name Firth
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Sowerby Bridge, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Lewis

Firth

Head

Married

32

1849

Sowerby Bridge, Yorkshire, England

Eliza

Firth

Wife

Married

31

1850

Bacup, Lancashire, England

Ernest

Firth

Son

Single

6

1875

Bacup, Lancashire, England

Arthur

Firth

Son

Single

4

1877

Bacup, Lancashire, England

Annie

Firth

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Sutcliffe

Servant

Single

33

1848

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Benjamin

Hill

Lodger

Single

20

1861

Durham, England

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