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Household of Mark Torkington (born 1844, Lancashire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, 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.
Mark Torkington and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Mark Torkington, born in 1844 in Droylsden, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Mark was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Torkington, born in 1840 in Droylsden, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Fred (born 1869 in Cheshire, England), Mary E (born 1872 in -), John (born 1874 in Droylsden, Lancashire, England), Emily (born 1876 in Droylsden, Lancashire, England) and Ruth (born 1879 in Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Mark's Boarder, Adam Andrew, born in 1816 in Cheshire, England.
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Mark Torkington's household
Mark
Torkington
Head
Elizabeth
Torkington
Wife
Fred
Torkington
Son
Mary E
Torkington
Daughter
John
Torkington
Son
Emily
Torkington
Daughter
Ruth
Torkington
Daughter
Adam
Andrew
Boarder
| First name(s) | Mark |
| Last name | Torkington |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 37 |
| Birth year | 1844 |
| Birth place | Droylsden, Lancashire, England |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mark | Torkington | Head | Married | 37 | 1844 | Droylsden, Lancashire, England | |
Elizabeth | Torkington | Wife | Married | 41 | 1840 | Droylsden, Lancashire, England | |
Fred | Torkington | Son | Single | 12 | 1869 | Cheshire, England | |
Mary E | Torkington | Daughter | Single | 9 | 1872 | - | |
John | Torkington | Son | Single | 7 | 1874 | Droylsden, Lancashire, England | |
Emily | Torkington | Daughter | Single | 5 | 1876 | Droylsden, Lancashire, England | |
Ruth | Torkington | Daughter | Single | 2 | 1879 | Cheshire, England | |
Adam | Andrew | Boarder | Single | 65 | 1816 | Cheshire, England |
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