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Household of Richard Ward (born 1845, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leigh, 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 Ward and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Ward, born in 1845 in Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Alice Ward, born in 1846 in Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Elizabeth A (born 1869 in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England), James (born 1874 in Lancashire, England), Lewis Thomas (born 1877 in Lancashire, England) and Samuel (born 1881 in Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Richard's Lodger Head, Betsy (born 1824 in Atherton, Lancashire, England), Richard's Lodger Daughter, Elizabeth (born 1863 in Lancashire, England) and Richard's Lodger Son, Thomas (born 1868 in Haydock, Lancashire, England).


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Richard Ward's household

Male

Richard

Ward

Head
Female

Alice

Ward

Wife
Female

Elizabeth A

Davies

Daughter
Male

James

Ward

Son
Male

Lewis Thomas

Ward

Son
Male

Samuel

Ward

Son
Female

Betsy

Ward

Lodger Head
Female

Elizabeth

Ward

Lodger Daughter
Male

Thomas

Ward

Lodger Son
First name(s) Richard
Last name Ward
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Ward

Head

Married

36

1845

Lancashire, England

Alice

Ward

Wife

Married

35

1846

Lancashire, England

Elizabeth A

Davies

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England

James

Ward

Son

Single

7

1874

Lancashire, England

Lewis Thomas

Ward

Son

Single

4

1877

Lancashire, England

Samuel

Ward

Son

Single

0

1881

Lancashire, England

Betsy

Ward

Lodger Head

Married

57

1824

Atherton, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Ward

Lodger Daughter

Single

18

1863

Lancashire, England

Thomas

Ward

Lodger Son

Single

13

1868

Haydock, Lancashire, England

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