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Household of Richard Ward (born 1831, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, 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 1831 in Preston, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Ward, born in 1840 in Preston, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; John (born 1865 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Richard (born 1867 in Preston, Lancashire, England), William (born 1869 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Ada (born 1871 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Lilly (born 1876 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) and James (born 1879 in Bolton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Richard's Brother, Thomas Ward, born in 1823 in York, Yorkshire, England.


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Richard Ward's household

Male

Richard

Ward

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Ward

Wife
Male

John

Ward

Son
Male

Richard

Ward

Son
Male

William

Ward

Son
Female

Ada

Ward

Daughter
Female

Lilly

Ward

Daughter
Male

James

Ward

Son
Male

Thomas

Ward

Brother
First name(s) Richard
Last name Ward
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Preston, 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

50

1831

Preston, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Ward

Wife

Married

41

1840

Preston, Lancashire, England

John

Ward

Son

Single

16

1865

Preston, Lancashire, England

Richard

Ward

Son

Single

14

1867

Preston, Lancashire, England

William

Ward

Son

Single

12

1869

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Ada

Ward

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Lilly

Ward

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Bolton, Lancashire, England

James

Ward

Son

Single

2

1879

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Ward

Brother

Married

58

1823

York, Yorkshire, England

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