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Household of Samuel Torkington (born 1828, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, 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 Torkington and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Torkington, born in 1828 in Ashton, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Mary Torkington, born in 1832 in Hollingwood, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Jane (born 1855 in Ashton, Lancashire, England), Sarah A (born 1858 in Ashton, Lancashire, England), Alice (born 1862 in Ashton, Lancashire, England) and Squire (born 1865 in Ashton, Lancashire, England).


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Samuel Torkington's household

Male

Samuel

Torkington

Head
Female

Mary

Torkington

Wife
Female

Jane

Torkington

Daughter
Female

Sarah A

Torkington

Daughter
Female

Alice

Torkington

Daughter
Male

Squire

Torkington

Son
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Torkington
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Ashton, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Torkington

Head

Married

53

1828

Ashton, Lancashire, England

Mary

Torkington

Wife

Married

49

1832

Hollingwood, Lancashire, England

Jane

Torkington

Daughter

Single

26

1855

Ashton, Lancashire, England

Sarah A

Torkington

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Ashton, Lancashire, England

Alice

Torkington

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Ashton, Lancashire, England

Squire

Torkington

Son

Single

16

1865

Ashton, Lancashire, England

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