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Household of Sarah Woolfenden (born 1838, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rochdale, 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 Woolfenden and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Sarah Woolfenden, born in 1838 in Heywood, Lancashire, consisted of 4 members. Sarah was the head of the household, widow. She had 2 children; Emily (born 1866 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England) and James W (born 1869 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Sarah's Niece, Emily Holden, born in 1860 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England.


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Sarah Woolfenden's household

Female

Sarah

Woolfenden

Head
Female

Emily

Woolfenden

Daughter
Male

James W

Woolfenden

Son
Female

Emily

Holden

Niece
First name(s) Sarah
Last name Woolfenden
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Heywood, Lancashire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Sarah

Woolfenden

Head

Widow

43

1838

Heywood, Lancashire, England

Emily

Woolfenden

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

James W

Woolfenden

Son

Single

12

1869

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Emily

Holden

Niece

Single

21

1860

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

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