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Household of Stephen Beesley (born 1834, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Macclesfield, Cheshire, 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.

Stephen Beesley and 13 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Stephen Beesley, born in 1834 in Heysham, Lancashire, consisted of 14 members. Stephen was the head of the household, married to Ada Beesley, born in 1853 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England. They had 4 children; Harold A (born 1874 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England), Roland (born 1876 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England), Constance M (born 1878 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England) and Ada Mary (born 1881 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Stephen's Mother In Law, Elizabeth B (born 1820 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Stephen's Brother In Law, George (born 1851 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England), Stephen's Nephew, Albert Jas (born 1866 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Stephen's Boarder, Rupert B (born 1870 in Leek, Staffordshire, England), Stephen's Boarder, Charles G (born 1868 in Poynton, Cheshire, England), Stephen's Boarder, James H (born 1869 in Bosley, Cheshire, England), Stephen's Servant, Ellen (born 1862 in Ireland) and Stephen's Servant, Sarah (born 1866 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England).


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Stephen Beesley's household

Male

Stephen

Beesley

Head
Female

Ada

Beesley

Wife
Male

Harold A

Beesley

Son
Male

Roland

Beesley

Son
Female

Constance M

Beesley

Daughter
Female

Ada Mary

Beesley

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth B

Ainsworth

Mother In Law
Male

George

Ainsworth

Brother In Law
Male

Albert Jas

Beesley

Nephew
Male

Rupert B

Getcliffe

Boarder
Male

Charles G

Hampson

Boarder
Male

James H

Thompson

Boarder
Female

Ellen

Halpins

Servant
Female

Sarah

Booth

Servant
First name(s) Stephen
Last name Beesley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Heysham, Lancashire, England

Household members (14 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Stephen

Beesley

Head

Married

47

1834

Heysham, Lancashire, England

Ada

Beesley

Wife

Married

28

1853

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Harold A

Beesley

Son

Single

7

1874

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Roland

Beesley

Son

Single

5

1876

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Constance M

Beesley

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Ada Mary

Beesley

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth B

Ainsworth

Mother In Law

Widow

61

1820

Manchester, Lancashire, England

George

Ainsworth

Brother In Law

Married

30

1851

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Albert Jas

Beesley

Nephew

Single

15

1866

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Rupert B

Getcliffe

Boarder

Single

11

1870

Leek, Staffordshire, England

Charles G

Hampson

Boarder

Single

13

1868

Poynton, Cheshire, England

James H

Thompson

Boarder

Single

12

1869

Bosley, Cheshire, England

Ellen

Halpins

Servant

Single

19

1862

Ireland

Sarah

Booth

Servant

Single

15

1866

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

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