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Household of Nancy Marsden (born 1836, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, 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.

Nancy Marsden and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Nancy Marsden, born in 1836 in Lower Darwen, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Nancy was the head of the household, widow. She had 4 children; John Thomas (born 1857 in Lower Darwen, Lancashire, England), Edward (born 1861 in Lower Darwen, Lancashire, England), Mary Ellen (born 1872 in Lower Darwen, Lancashire, England) and James (born 1875 in Lower Darwen, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Nancy's Sister, Ellen (born 1838 in Lower Darwen, Lancashire, England) and Nancy's Niece, Betsey Ellen (born 1868 in Lower Darwen, Lancashire, England).


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Nancy Marsden's household

Female

Nancy

Marsden

Head
Male

John Thomas

Fenton

Son
Male

Edward

Fenton

Son
Female

Mary Ellen

Marsden

Daughter
Male

James

Marsden

Son
Female

Ellen

Duxbury

Sister
Female

Betsey Ellen

Duxbury

Niece
First name(s) Nancy
Last name Marsden
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Lower Darwen, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Nancy

Marsden

Head

Widow

45

1836

Lower Darwen, Lancashire, England

John Thomas

Fenton

Son

Single

24

1857

Lower Darwen, Lancashire, England

Edward

Fenton

Son

Single

20

1861

Lower Darwen, Lancashire, England

Mary Ellen

Marsden

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Lower Darwen, Lancashire, England

James

Marsden

Son

Single

6

1875

Lower Darwen, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Duxbury

Sister

-

43

1838

Lower Darwen, Lancashire, England

Betsey Ellen

Duxbury

Niece

Single

13

1868

Lower Darwen, Lancashire, England

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