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Household of Richard Wainwright (born 1841, Cheshire)

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 Wainwright and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Wainwright, born in 1841 in Cheshire, consisted of 9 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Lois Wainwright, born in 1838 in Cheshire, England. They had 4 children; Harry (born 1870 in Ardwick, Lancashire, England), Joseph (born 1876 in Ardwick, Lancashire, England), Ada (born 1875 in Ardwick, Lancashire, England) and Albert (born 1881 in Ardwick, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Richard's Step Son, Joseph (born 1863 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Richard's Step Son, Abraham (born 1865 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Richard's Step Son, Robert (born 1870 in Cheshire, England).


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Richard Wainwright's household

Male

Richard

Wainwright

Head
Female

Lois

Wainwright

Wife
Male

Joseph

Mottershead

Step Son
Male

Abraham

Mottershead

Step Son
Male

Robert

Mottershead

Step Son
Male

Harry

Wainwright

Son
Male

Joseph

Wainwright

Son
Female

Ada

Wainwright

Daughter
Male

Albert

Wainwright

Son
First name(s) Richard
Last name Wainwright
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Cheshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Wainwright

Head

Married

40

1841

Cheshire, England

Lois

Wainwright

Wife

Married

43

1838

Cheshire, England

Joseph

Mottershead

Step Son

Single

18

1863

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Abraham

Mottershead

Step Son

Single

16

1865

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Robert

Mottershead

Step Son

Single

11

1870

Cheshire, England

Harry

Wainwright

Son

Single

11

1870

Ardwick, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Wainwright

Son

Single

5

1876

Ardwick, Lancashire, England

Ada

Wainwright

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Ardwick, Lancashire, England

Albert

Wainwright

Son

Single

0

1881

Ardwick, Lancashire, England

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