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Household of Sarah Ferns (born 1839)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Derby, 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.

Sarah Ferns and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Sarah Ferns, born in 1839 in , consisted of 7 members. Sarah was the head of the household, widow. She had 4 children; Edwin (born 1868 in Bootle, Cumberland, England), Sarah (born 1870 in Bootle, Cumberland, England), Mary Jane (born 1873 in Bootle, Cumberland, England) and Christopher (born 1877 in Bootle, Cumberland, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Sarah's Boarder, Patrick (born 1853 in Ireland) and Sarah's Boarder, Alexander (born 1832 in Stafford, Staffordshire, England).


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Sarah Ferns's household

Female

Sarah

Ferns

Head
Male

Edwin

Ferns

Son
Female

Sarah

Ferns

Daughter
Female

Mary Jane

Ferns

Daughter
Male

Christopher

Ferns

Son
Male

Patrick

Hannan

Boarder
Male

Alexander

Knole

Boarder
First name(s) Sarah
Last name Ferns
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Ireland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Sarah

Ferns

Head

Widow

42

1839

Ireland

Edwin

Ferns

Son

Single

13

1868

Bootle, Cumberland, England

Sarah

Ferns

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Bootle, Cumberland, England

Mary Jane

Ferns

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Bootle, Cumberland, England

Christopher

Ferns

Son

Single

4

1877

Bootle, Cumberland, England

Patrick

Hannan

Boarder

Single

28

1853

Ireland

Alexander

Knole

Boarder

Single

49

1832

Stafford, Staffordshire, England

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