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Household of Samuel Tortoiseshell (born 1842, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Oldham, 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 Tortoiseshell and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Tortoiseshell, born in 1842 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Mary A Tortoiseshell, born in 1845 in Oldham, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Mary A (born 1866 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Walter (born 1868 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Ernest (born 1869 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Fred (born 1875 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Herbert (born 1877 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) and Frank (born 1879 in Oldham, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Samuel's Lodger, John Lord, born in 1811 in Royton, Lancashire, England.


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Samuel Tortoiseshell's household

Male

Samuel

Tortoiseshell

Head
Female

Mary A

Tortoiseshell

Wife
Female

Mary A

Tortoiseshell

Daughter
Male

Walter

Tortoiseshell

Son
Male

Ernest

Tortoiseshell

Son
Male

Fred

Tortoiseshell

Son
Male

Herbert

Tortoiseshell

Son
Male

Frank

Tortoiseshell

Son
Male

John

Lord

Lodger
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Tortoiseshell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Tortoiseshell

Head

Married

39

1842

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Tortoiseshell

Wife

Married

36

1845

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Tortoiseshell

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Walter

Tortoiseshell

Son

Single

13

1868

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Ernest

Tortoiseshell

Son

Single

12

1869

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Fred

Tortoiseshell

Son

Single

6

1875

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Herbert

Tortoiseshell

Son

Single

4

1877

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Frank

Tortoiseshell

Son

Single

2

1879

Oldham, Lancashire, England

John

Lord

Lodger

Widower

70

1811

Royton, Lancashire, England

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