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Household of Obadiah Soft (born 1852, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prestwich, 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.

Obadiah Soft and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Obadiah Soft, born in 1852 in Crumpsall, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Obadiah was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Soft, born in 1852 in Carlisle, Cumberland, England. They had 4 children; Ellen (born 1874 in Salford, Lancashire, England), Ester (born 1875 in Salford, Lancashire, England), John (born 1877 in Harpurhey, Lancashire, England) and Mary E (born 1879 in Harpurhey, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Obadiah's Visitor, Ellen Mc Mamara, born in 1853 in Carlisle, Cumberland, England.


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Obadiah Soft's household

Male

Obadiah

Soft

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Soft

Wife
Female

Ellen

Soft

Daughter
Female

Ester

Soft

Daughter
Male

John

Soft

Son
Female

Mary E

Soft

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Mc Mamara

Visitor
First name(s) Obadiah
Last name Soft
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Crumpsall, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Obadiah

Soft

Head

Married

29

1852

Crumpsall, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Soft

Wife

Married

29

1852

Carlisle, Cumberland, England

Ellen

Soft

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Salford, Lancashire, England

Ester

Soft

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Salford, Lancashire, England

John

Soft

Son

Single

4

1877

Harpurhey, Lancashire, England

Mary E

Soft

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Harpurhey, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Mc Mamara

Visitor

Single

28

1853

Carlisle, Cumberland, England

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