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Household of Robert Harrison (born 1839, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, 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.

Robert Harrison and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Harrison, born in 1839 in Westhoughton, Lancashire, consisted of 11 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Harrison, born in 1841 in Ormskirk, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Ellen (born 1863 in Westhoughton, Lancashire, England), William (born 1866 in Westhoughton, Lancashire, England), Martha (born 1871 in Westhoughton, Lancashire, England), Robert (born 1873 in Westhoughton, Lancashire, England), Ruth (born 1879 in Westhoughton, Lancashire, England) and Henrietta (born 1881 in Hindley, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Boarder, Robert (born 1876 in Hindley, Lancashire, England), Robert's Boarder, Martha (born 1849 in Ormskirk, Lancashire, England) and Robert's Boarder, Emma Jane (born 1861 in Weston, Lancashire, England).


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Robert Harrison's household

Male

Robert

Harrison

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Harrison

Wife
Female

Ellen

Harrison

Daughter
Male

William

Harrison

Son
Female

Martha

Harrison

Daughter
Male

Robert

Harrison

Son
Female

Ruth

Harrison

Daughter
Female

Henrietta

Harrison

Daughter
Female

Robert

Spencer

Boarder
Female

Martha

Spencer

Boarder
Female

Emma Jane

Fairhurst

Boarder
First name(s) Robert
Last name Harrison
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Westhoughton, Lancashire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Harrison

Head

Married

42

1839

Westhoughton, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Harrison

Wife

Married

40

1841

Ormskirk, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Harrison

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Westhoughton, Lancashire, England

William

Harrison

Son

Single

15

1866

Westhoughton, Lancashire, England

Martha

Harrison

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Westhoughton, Lancashire, England

Robert

Harrison

Son

Single

8

1873

Westhoughton, Lancashire, England

Ruth

Harrison

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Westhoughton, Lancashire, England

Henrietta

Harrison

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Hindley, Lancashire, England

Robert

Spencer

Boarder

Single

5

1876

Hindley, Lancashire, England

Martha

Spencer

Boarder

Single

32

1849

Ormskirk, Lancashire, England

Emma Jane

Fairhurst

Boarder

Single

20

1861

Weston, Lancashire, England

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