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Household of Richard Prescott (born 1845, Lancashire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Prescott, born in 1845 in Wigan, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Jane Prescott, born in 1848 in Sherrington, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Mary Ann (born 1870 in Sherrington, Lancashire, England), Dorothy (born 1873 in Prescot, Lancashire, England), Martha (born 1876 in Huyton, Lancashire, England), Jane (born 1878 in Whiston, Lancashire, England) and Ellen (born 1880 in Whiston, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Richard's Sister In Law, Margaret Serrington, born in 1845 in Sherrington, Lancashire, England.


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Richard Prescott's household

Male

Richard

Prescott

Head
Female

Jane

Prescott

Wife
Female

Mary Ann

Prescott

Daughter
Female

Dorothy

Prescott

Daughter
Female

Martha

Prescott

Daughter
Female

Jane

Prescott

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Prescott

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Serrington

Sister In Law
First name(s) Richard
Last name Prescott
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Wigan, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Prescott

Head

Married

36

1845

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Jane

Prescott

Wife

Married

33

1848

Sherrington, Lancashire, England

Mary Ann

Prescott

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Sherrington, Lancashire, England

Dorothy

Prescott

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Prescot, Lancashire, England

Martha

Prescott

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Huyton, Lancashire, England

Jane

Prescott

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Whiston, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Prescott

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Whiston, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Serrington

Sister In Law

Single

36

1845

Sherrington, Lancashire, England

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