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Household of Richard Houlbrook (born 1849, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chester, Cheshire, 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 Houlbrook and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Houlbrook, born in 1849 in Barrow, Cheshire, consisted of 11 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Loisa Houlbrook, born in 1849 in Dorset, England. They had 3 children; Bertha (born 1869 in Barrow, Cheshire, England), Jessie (born 1871 in Barrow, Cheshire, England) and Arthur (born 1875 in Barrow, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Richard's Boarder, John (born 1848 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Richard's Visitor, Benjamin (born 1851 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Richard's Visitors Wife, Sarah W (born 1851 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Richard's Visitors Son, Walter John (born 1876 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Richard's Visitors Son, Benjamin (born 1877 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and Richard's Visitors Daughter, Ethel Farrs (born 1880 in Wickhambrook, Suffolk, England).


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Richard Houlbrook's household

Male

Richard

Houlbrook

Head
Female

Loisa

Houlbrook

Wife
Female

Bertha

Houlbrook

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Houlbrook

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Houlbrook

Son
Male

John

Turner

Boarder
Male

Benjamin

Davies

Visitor
Female

Sarah W

Davies

Visitors Wife
Male

Walter John

Davies

Visitors Son
Male

Benjamin

Davies

Visitors Son
Female

Ethel Farrs

Davies

Visitors Daughter
First name(s) Richard
Last name Houlbrook
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Barrow, Cheshire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Houlbrook

Head

Married

32

1849

Barrow, Cheshire, England

Loisa

Houlbrook

Wife

Married

32

1849

Dorset, England

Bertha

Houlbrook

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Barrow, Cheshire, England

Jessie

Houlbrook

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Barrow, Cheshire, England

Arthur

Houlbrook

Son

Single

6

1875

Barrow, Cheshire, England

John

Turner

Boarder

Single

33

1848

Preston, Lancashire, England

Benjamin

Davies

Visitor

Married

30

1851

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Sarah W

Davies

Visitors Wife

Married

30

1851

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Walter John

Davies

Visitors Son

Single

5

1876

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Benjamin

Davies

Visitors Son

Single

4

1877

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Ethel Farrs

Davies

Visitors Daughter

Single

1

1880

Wickhambrook, Suffolk, England

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