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Household of Robert Hesketh (born 1821, 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 Hesketh and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Hesketh, born in 1821 in Wigan, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Robert was the head of the household, widower. He had 5 children; James (born 1852 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Robert (born 1861 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1855 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Martha (born 1857 in Wigan, Lancashire, England) and Margaret (born 1859 in Wigan, Lancashire, England). He had 1 grandchild; Martha E, born 1877 in Wigan, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Visitor, Barbara Fletcher, born in 1853 in Stockport, Cheshire, England.
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Robert Hesketh's household
Robert
Hesketh
Head
James
Hesketh
Son
Robert
Hesketh
Son
Elizabeth
Hesketh
Daughter
Martha
Hesketh
Daughter
Margaret
Hesketh
Daughter
Martha E
Hesketh
Grand Daughter
Barbara
Fletcher
Visitor
| First name(s) | Robert |
| Last name | Hesketh |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widower |
| Age | 60 |
| Birth year | 1821 |
| Birth place | Wigan, Lancashire, England |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Robert | Hesketh | Head | Widower | 60 | 1821 | Wigan, Lancashire, England | |
James | Hesketh | Son | Widower | 29 | 1852 | Wigan, Lancashire, England | |
Robert | Hesketh | Son | Single | 20 | 1861 | Wigan, Lancashire, England | |
Elizabeth | Hesketh | Daughter | Married | 26 | 1855 | Wigan, Lancashire, England | |
Martha | Hesketh | Daughter | Single | 24 | 1857 | Wigan, Lancashire, England | |
Margaret | Hesketh | Daughter | Single | 22 | 1859 | Wigan, Lancashire, England | |
Martha E | Hesketh | Grand Daughter | Single | 4 | 1877 | Wigan, Lancashire, England | |
Barbara | Fletcher | Visitor | Single | 28 | 1853 | Stockport, Cheshire, England |
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