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Household of Phoebe Leigh (born 1825, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leigh, 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.

Phoebe Leigh and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Phoebe Leigh, born in 1825 in Leigh, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Phoebe was the head of the household, widow. She had 3 children; Hannah (born 1858 in Leigh, Lancashire, England), Richard (born 1859 in Leigh, Lancashire, England) and Fanny (born 1862 in Leigh, Lancashire, England). She had 1 grandchild; John, born 1879 in Little Hulton, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Phoebe's Servant, Thomas (born 1830 in Leigh, Lancashire, England) and Phoebe's Servant, Mary (born 1868 in Accrington, Lancashire, England).


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Phoebe Leigh's household

Female

Phoebe

Leigh

Head
Female

Hannah

Chadwick

Daughter
Male

Richard

Leigh

Son
Female

Fanny

Leigh

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Richardson

Servant
Male

John

Chadwick

Grand Son
Female

Mary

Costello

Servant
First name(s) Phoebe
Last name Leigh
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Leigh, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Phoebe

Leigh

Head

Widow

56

1825

Leigh, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Chadwick

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Leigh, Lancashire, England

Richard

Leigh

Son

Single

22

1859

Leigh, Lancashire, England

Fanny

Leigh

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Leigh, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Richardson

Servant

Single

51

1830

Leigh, Lancashire, England

John

Chadwick

Grand Son

Single

2

1879

Little Hulton, Lancashire, England

Mary

Costello

Servant

Single

13

1868

Accrington, Lancashire, England

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