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Household of Paul Cordwell (born 1824, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorley, 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.

Paul Cordwell and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Paul Cordwell, born in 1824 in Blackpool, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Paul was the head of the household, married to Mary Cordwell, born in 1825 in Blackpool, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Mary E (born 1857 in Chorley, Lancashire, England) and Margaret (born 1862 in Chorley, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Paul's Boarder, Richard (born 1855 in Chorley, Lancashire, England) and Paul's Boarder, Martha (born 1857 in Heath Charnock, Lancashire, England).


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Paul Cordwell's household

Male

Paul

Cordwell

Head
Female

Mary

Cordwell

Wife
Female

Mary E

Cordwell

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Cordwell

Daughter
Male

Richard

Catterall

Boarder
Female

Martha

Catterall

Boarder
First name(s) Paul
Last name Cordwell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Blackpool, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Paul

Cordwell

Head

Married

57

1824

Blackpool, Lancashire, England

Mary

Cordwell

Wife

Married

56

1825

Blackpool, Lancashire, England

Mary E

Cordwell

Daughter

Single

24

1857

Chorley, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Cordwell

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Chorley, Lancashire, England

Richard

Catterall

Boarder

Married

26

1855

Chorley, Lancashire, England

Martha

Catterall

Boarder

Married

24

1857

Heath Charnock, Lancashire, England

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