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Household of Richard Emerson (born 1835, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bury, 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.

Richard Emerson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Emerson, born in 1835 in Pilkington, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Jane Emerson, born in 1836 in Pilkington, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Mary (born 1864 in Pilkington, Lancashire, England), Betsy (born 1866 in Pilkington, Lancashire, England), Joseph (born 1869 in Pilkington, Lancashire, England), Mark (born 1873 in Pilkington, Lancashire, England) and John (born 1875 in Pilkington, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Richard's Lodger, Dennis Holt, born in 1841 in Pilkington, Lancashire, England.


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Richard Emerson's household

Male

Richard

Emerson

Head
Female

Jane

Emerson

Wife
Female

Mary

Emerson

Daughter
Female

Betsy

Emerson

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Emerson

Son
Male

Mark

Emerson

Son
Male

John

Emerson

Son
Male

Dennis

Holt

Lodger
First name(s) Richard
Last name Emerson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Pilkington, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Emerson

Head

Married

46

1835

Pilkington, Lancashire, England

Jane

Emerson

Wife

Married

45

1836

Pilkington, Lancashire, England

Mary

Emerson

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Pilkington, Lancashire, England

Betsy

Emerson

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Pilkington, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Emerson

Son

Single

12

1869

Pilkington, Lancashire, England

Mark

Emerson

Son

Single

8

1873

Pilkington, Lancashire, England

John

Emerson

Son

Single

6

1875

Pilkington, Lancashire, England

Dennis

Holt

Lodger

Married

40

1841

Pilkington, Lancashire, England

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