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Household of Mary Basnett (born 1817, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prescot, 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.

Mary Basnett and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Mary Basnett, born in 1817 in Prescot, Lancashire, consisted of 5 members. Mary was the head of the household, widow. She had 2 children; Ann (born 1849 in Prescot, Lancashire, England) and James (born 1861 in Prescot, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Mary's Boarder, Thomas (born 1844 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England) and Mary's Boarder, Napoleon (born 1842 in Bolton, Lancashire, England).


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Mary Basnett's household

Female

Mary

Basnett

Head
Female

Ann

Burrows

Daughter
Male

James

Basnett

Son
Male

Thomas

Ames

Boarder
Male

Napoleon

Taylor

Boarder
First name(s) Mary
Last name Basnett
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Prescot, Lancashire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Mary

Basnett

Head

Widow

64

1817

Prescot, Lancashire, England

Ann

Burrows

Daughter

Married

32

1849

Prescot, Lancashire, England

James

Basnett

Son

Single

20

1861

Prescot, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Ames

Boarder

Single

37

1844

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Napoleon

Taylor

Boarder

Widower

39

1842

Bolton, Lancashire, England

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