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Household of Samuel Liffern (born 1853, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, 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.

Samuel Liffern and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Liffern, born in 1853 in Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Liffern, born in 1852 in Hazel Grove, Cheshire, England. They had 2 children; Nelly (born 1879 in Gorton, Lancashire, England) and Edith (born 1881 in Gorton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Samuel's Boarder, Mary (born 1818 in Stockport, Cheshire, England), Samuel's Sister Law, Annie (born 1862 in Hazel Grove, Cheshire, England) and Samuel's Servant, Eliza (born 1860 in Eccles, Lancashire, England).


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Samuel Liffern's household

Male

Samuel

Liffern

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Liffern

Wife
Female

Nelly

Liffern

Daughter
Female

Edith

Liffern

Daughter
Female

Mary

Cope

Boarder
Female

Annie

Tomlinson

Sister Law
Female

Eliza

Briton

Servant
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Liffern
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Liffern

Head

Married

28

1853

Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Liffern

Wife

Married

29

1852

Hazel Grove, Cheshire, England

Nelly

Liffern

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Gorton, Lancashire, England

Edith

Liffern

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Gorton, Lancashire, England

Mary

Cope

Boarder

Widow

63

1818

Stockport, Cheshire, England

Annie

Tomlinson

Sister Law

Single

19

1862

Hazel Grove, Cheshire, England

Eliza

Briton

Servant

Single

21

1860

Eccles, Lancashire, England

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