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Household of Richard Prescott (born 1850, 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 Prescott and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Prescott, born in 1850 in Hindley, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Jane Prescott, born in 1850 in Hindley, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; John Thos (born 1872 in Hindley, Lancashire, England), Charles (born 1877 in Hindley, Lancashire, England) and Mary Alice (born 1879 in Hindley, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Richard's Boarder, Thomas Hope, born in 1861 in Atherton, Lancashire, England.


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Richard Prescott's household

Male

Richard

Prescott

Head
Female

Jane

Prescott

Wife
Male

John Thos

Prescott

Son
Male

Charles

Prescott

Son
Female

Mary Alice

Prescott

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Hope

Boarder
First name(s) Richard
Last name Prescott
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Hindley, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Prescott

Head

Married

31

1850

Hindley, Lancashire, England

Jane

Prescott

Wife

Married

31

1850

Hindley, Lancashire, England

John Thos

Prescott

Son

Single

9

1872

Hindley, Lancashire, England

Charles

Prescott

Son

Single

4

1877

Hindley, Lancashire, England

Mary Alice

Prescott

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Hindley, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Hope

Boarder

Single

20

1861

Atherton, Lancashire, England

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