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Household of Samuel Torkington (born 1825, 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.

Samuel Torkington and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Torkington, born in 1825 in Pendleton, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Alice Torkington, born in 1833 in Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Samuel H (born 1853 in Lancashire, England), Mary A (born 1862 in Lancashire, England), Sarah J (born 1865 in Lancashire, England), Walter (born 1868 in Lancashire, England), Joseph W (born 1870 in Lancashire, England) and Edwin (born 1872 in Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Samuel's Relative, Fredrick W E Torkington, born in 1865 in Lancashire, England.


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Samuel Torkington's household

Male

Samuel

Torkington

Head
Female

Alice

Torkington

Wife
Male

Samuel H

Torkington

Son
Female

Mary A

Torkington

Daughter
Female

Sarah J

Torkington

Daughter
Male

Walter

Torkington

Son
Male

Joseph W

Torkington

Son
Male

Edwin

Torkington

Son
Male

Fredrick W E

Torkington

Relative
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Torkington
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Pendleton, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Torkington

Head

Married

56

1825

Pendleton, Lancashire, England

Alice

Torkington

Wife

Married

48

1833

Lancashire, England

Samuel H

Torkington

Son

Single

28

1853

Lancashire, England

Mary A

Torkington

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Lancashire, England

Sarah J

Torkington

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Lancashire, England

Walter

Torkington

Son

Single

13

1868

Lancashire, England

Joseph W

Torkington

Son

Single

11

1870

Lancashire, England

Edwin

Torkington

Son

Single

9

1872

Lancashire, England

Fredrick W E

Torkington

Relative

Single

16

1865

Lancashire, England

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