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Household of Richard Nightingale (born 1837, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, 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 Nightingale and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Nightingale, born in 1837 in Chorley, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Ellen Nightingale, born in 1833 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Lettice (born 1863 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Prudence (born 1866 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), William (born 1868 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Robert (born 1871 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and John (born 1873 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Richard's Mother In Law, Ann West, born in 1805 in Darwen, Lancashire, England.


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Richard Nightingale's household

Male

Richard

Nightingale

Head
Female

Ellen

Nightingale

Wife
Female

Lettice

Nightingale

Daughter
Female

Prudence

Nightingale

Daughter
Male

William

Nightingale

Son
Male

Robert

Nightingale

Son
Male

John

Nightingale

Son
Female

Ann

West

Mother In Law
First name(s) Richard
Last name Nightingale
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Chorley, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Nightingale

Head

Married

44

1837

Chorley, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Nightingale

Wife

Married

48

1833

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Lettice

Nightingale

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Prudence

Nightingale

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

William

Nightingale

Son

Single

13

1868

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Robert

Nightingale

Son

Single

10

1871

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

John

Nightingale

Son

Single

8

1873

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Ann

West

Mother In Law

Widow

76

1805

Darwen, Lancashire, England

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