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Household of Richard Hesketh (born 1822, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, 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 Hesketh and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Hesketh, born in 1822 in Mawdesley, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Mary Hesketh, born in 1828 in Burscough, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Richard (born 1859 in Upholland, Lancashire, England) and Charles (born 1863 in Upholland, Lancashire, England). They had 1 grandchild; Jane, born 1871 in Upholland, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Richard's Nephew, Charles (born 1864 in Bootle, Lancashire, England) and Richard's Boarder, James (born 1859 in Upholland, Lancashire, England).


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Richard Hesketh's household

Male

Richard

Hesketh

Head
Female

Mary

Hesketh

Wife
Male

Richard

Hesketh

Son
Male

Charles

Hesketh

Son
Female

Jane

Hesketh

Grand Daughter
Male

Charles

Howard

Nephew
Male

James

Ashall

Boarder
First name(s) Richard
Last name Hesketh
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 59
Birth year 1822
Birth place Mawdesley, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Hesketh

Head

Married

59

1822

Mawdesley, Lancashire, England

Mary

Hesketh

Wife

Married

53

1828

Burscough, Lancashire, England

Richard

Hesketh

Son

Single

22

1859

Upholland, Lancashire, England

Charles

Hesketh

Son

Single

18

1863

Upholland, Lancashire, England

Jane

Hesketh

Grand Daughter

Single

10

1871

Upholland, Lancashire, England

Charles

Howard

Nephew

Single

17

1864

Bootle, Lancashire, England

James

Ashall

Boarder

Single

22

1859

Upholland, Lancashire, England

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