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Household of Robert Westnell (born 1837, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burnley, 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 Westnell and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Westnell, born in 1837 in Burnley, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Mary Westnell, born in 1839 in Burnley, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Walter (born 1859 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), Joseph Hy (born 1869 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), John Robt (born 1874 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), James Alfred (born 1877 in Burnley, Lancashire, England) and Mary Emma (born 1881 in Burnley, Lancashire, England).


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Robert Westnell's household

Male

Robert

Westnell

Head
Female

Mary

Westnell

Wife
Male

Walter

Westnell

Son
Male

Joseph Hy

Westnell

Son
Male

John Robt

Westnell

Son
Male

James Alfred

Westnell

Son
Female

Mary Emma

Westnell

Daughter
First name(s) Robert
Last name Westnell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Burnley, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Westnell

Head

Married

44

1837

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Mary

Westnell

Wife

Married

42

1839

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Walter

Westnell

Son

Single

22

1859

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Joseph Hy

Westnell

Son

Single

12

1869

Burnley, Lancashire, England

John Robt

Westnell

Son

Single

7

1874

Burnley, Lancashire, England

James Alfred

Westnell

Son

Single

4

1877

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Mary Emma

Westnell

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Burnley, Lancashire, England

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