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Household of Mary Sophia Distin (born 1828, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Salford, 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 Sophia Distin and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Mary Sophia Distin, born in 1828 in St Pancras, Middlesex, consisted of 7 members. Mary Sophia was the head of the household, widow. She had 1 child; Harry Pickinson S, born 1862 in Salford, Lancashire, England. She had 2 grandchildren; George Frederick (born 1874 in Chorlton on Medlock, Lancashire, England) and Clara King (born 1876 in Chorlton on Medlock, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Mary Sophia's Servant, Charlotte (born 1865 in Hopton, Shropshire, England), Mary Sophia's Boarder, Charles (born 1814 in Holywell, Flintshire, Wales) and Mary Sophia's Boarder, George Frederick (born 1852 in Middlesex, England).


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Mary Sophia Distin's household

Female

Mary Sophia

Distin

Head
Male

Harry Pickinson S

Distin

Son
Male

George Frederick

Dewhurst

Grand Son
Female

Clara King

Dewhurst

Grand Daughter
Female

Charlotte

Evans

Servant
Male

Charles

Tompkins

Boarder
Male

George Frederick

Lindley

Boarder
First name(s) Mary Sophia
Last name Distin
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place St Pancras, Middlesex, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Mary Sophia

Distin

Head

Widow

53

1828

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

Harry Pickinson S

Distin

Son

Single

19

1862

Salford, Lancashire, England

George Frederick

Dewhurst

Grand Son

Single

7

1874

Chorlton on Medlock, Lancashire, England

Clara King

Dewhurst

Grand Daughter

Single

5

1876

Chorlton on Medlock, Lancashire, England

Charlotte

Evans

Servant

Single

16

1865

Hopton, Shropshire, England

Charles

Tompkins

Boarder

Widower

67

1814

Holywell, Flintshire, Wales

George Frederick

Lindley

Boarder

Married

29

1852

Middlesex, England

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