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Household of Nancy Possnell (born 1833, Cheshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stockport, Cheshire, 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 Possnell and 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Nancy Possnell, born in 1833 in Stockport, Cheshire, consisted of 7 members. Nancy was the head of the household, widow. She had 4 children; William (born 1866 in Stockport, Cheshire, England), Sarah J (born 1869 in Stockport, Cheshire, England), Mary E (born 1872 in Stockport, Cheshire, England) and John L (born 1880 in Ireland).
During the period, also present in the household were Nancy's Boarder Head, John (born 1859 in Ireland) and Nancy's Lodger, Sarah (born 1860 in Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England).
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Nancy Possnell's household
Nancy
Possnell
Head
William
Possnell
Son
Sarah J
Possnell
Daughter
Mary E
Possnell
Daughter
John
Geery
Boarder Head
John L
Geery
Son
Sarah
Simms
Lodger
| First name(s) | Nancy |
| Last name | Possnell |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widow |
| Age | 48 |
| Birth year | 1833 |
| Birth place | Stockport, Cheshire, England |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nancy | Possnell | Head | Widow | 48 | 1833 | Stockport, Cheshire, England | |
William | Possnell | Son | Single | 15 | 1866 | Stockport, Cheshire, England | |
Sarah J | Possnell | Daughter | Single | 12 | 1869 | Stockport, Cheshire, England | |
Mary E | Possnell | Daughter | Single | 9 | 1872 | Stockport, Cheshire, England | |
John | Geery | Boarder Head | Widower | 22 | 1859 | Ireland | |
John L | Geery | Son | Single | 1 | 1880 | Ireland | |
Sarah | Simms | Lodger | Single | 21 | 1860 | Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England |
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