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Household of Samuel Needham (born 1838, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, Cheshire, 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 Needham and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Needham, born in 1838 in Oldham, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Esther Needham, born in 1842 in Cheshire, England. They had 5 children; Hyrecanus (born 1867 in Cheshire, England), William (born 1868 in Cheshire, England), Ann (born 1871 in Cheshire, England), Sarah J (born 1875 in Cheshire, England) and Joseph (born 1880 in Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Samuel's Lodger, John Whalley, born in 1861 in Cheshire, England.


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Samuel Needham's household

Male

Samuel

Needham

Head
Female

Esther

Needham

Wife
Male

Hyrecanus

Needham

Son
Male

William

Needham

Son
Female

Ann

Needham

Daughter
Female

Sarah J

Needham

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Needham

Son
Male

John

Whalley

Lodger
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Needham
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Oldham, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Needham

Head

Married

43

1838

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Esther

Needham

Wife

Married

39

1842

Cheshire, England

Hyrecanus

Needham

Son

Single

14

1867

Cheshire, England

William

Needham

Son

Single

13

1868

Cheshire, England

Ann

Needham

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Cheshire, England

Sarah J

Needham

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Cheshire, England

Joseph

Needham

Son

Single

1

1880

Cheshire, England

John

Whalley

Lodger

Single

20

1861

Cheshire, England

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