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Household of Richard Sorton (born 1833, Shropshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, 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 Sorton and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Sorton, born in 1833 in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, consisted of 5 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Emma Sorton, born in 1834 in Bloomsbury, Nottinghamshire, England. They had 1 child; Richard H, born 1860 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 1 grandchild; Harriett, born 1881 in Manchester, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Richard's Daughter In Law, Margaret Sorton, born in 1862 in Derbyshire, England.


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Richard Sorton's household

Male

Richard

Sorton

Head
Female

Emma

Sorton

Wife
Male

Richard H

Sorton

Son
Female

Margaret

Sorton

Daughter In Law
Female

Harriett

Sorton

Grand Daughter
First name(s) Richard
Last name Sorton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Sorton

Head

Married

48

1833

Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England

Emma

Sorton

Wife

Married

47

1834

Bloomsbury, Nottinghamshire, England

Richard H

Sorton

Son

Married

21

1860

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Sorton

Daughter In Law

Married

19

1862

Derbyshire, England

Harriett

Sorton

Grand Daughter

Single

0

1881

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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