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Household of Richard Ward (born 1842, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorley, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Ward, born in 1842 in Lea, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Margaret Ward, born in 1836 in Leyland, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; John (born 1869 in Leyland, Lancashire, England), Janet (born 1873 in Leyland, Lancashire, England) and Alice Ann (born 1879 in Leyland, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Richard's Servant, Margaret Ann Harley, born in 1864 in Lancashire, England.


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Richard Ward's household

Male

Richard

Ward

Head
Female

Margaret

Ward

Wife
Male

John

Ward

Son
Male

Janet

Ward

Son
Female

Alice Ann

Ward

Daughter
Female

Margaret Ann

Harley

Servant
First name(s) Richard
Last name Ward
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Lea, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Ward

Head

Married

39

1842

Lea, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Ward

Wife

Married

45

1836

Leyland, Lancashire, England

John

Ward

Son

Single

12

1869

Leyland, Lancashire, England

Janet

Ward

Son

Single

8

1873

Leyland, Lancashire, England

Alice Ann

Ward

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Leyland, Lancashire, England

Margaret Ann

Harley

Servant

Single

17

1864

Lancashire, England

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