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Household of Thomas Ainscough (born 1840, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leigh, 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.

Thomas Ainscough and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Ainscough, born in 1840 in Scarisbrick, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Margaret Ainscough, born in 1841 in Southport, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Robert (born 1870 in Scarisbrick, Lancashire, England), William (born 1872 in Scarisbrick, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1875 in Southport, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1877 in Southport, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1879 in Southport, Lancashire, England) and Edward (born 1881 in Southport, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Servant, Ellis (born 1861 in Southport, Lancashire, England) and Thomas's Servant, John (born 1862 in Southport, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Ainscough's household

Male

Thomas

Ainscough

Head
Female

Margaret

Ainscough

Wife
Male

Robert

Ainscough

Son
Male

William

Ainscough

Son
Female

Mary

Ainscough

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Ainscough

Son
Female

Margaret

Ainscough

Daughter
Male

Edward

Ainscough

Son
Male

Ellis

Howard

Servant
Male

John

McAlister

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Ainscough
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Scarisbrick, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Ainscough

Head

Married

41

1840

Scarisbrick, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Ainscough

Wife

Married

40

1841

Southport, Lancashire, England

Robert

Ainscough

Son

Single

11

1870

Scarisbrick, Lancashire, England

William

Ainscough

Son

Single

9

1872

Scarisbrick, Lancashire, England

Mary

Ainscough

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Southport, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Ainscough

Son

Single

4

1877

Southport, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Ainscough

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Southport, Lancashire, England

Edward

Ainscough

Son

Single

0

1881

Southport, Lancashire, England

Ellis

Howard

Servant

Single

20

1861

Southport, Lancashire, England

John

McAlister

Servant

Single

19

1862

Southport, Lancashire, England

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