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Household of Thomas Alker (born 1844, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, 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 Alker and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Alker, born in 1844 in Pemberton, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary A Alker, born in 1844 in Wigan, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Matilda D (born 1876 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England) and James (born 1880 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Servant, Hannah (born 1851 in Billinge, Lancashire, England) and Thomas's Servant, Mary (born 1867 in Shifnal, Shropshire, England).


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Thomas Alker's household

Male

Thomas

Alker

Head
Female

Mary A

Alker

Wife
Female

Matilda D

Alker

Daughter
Male

James

Alker

Son
Female

Hannah

Birch

Servant
Female

Mary

Kerrigan

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Alker
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Alker

Head

Married

37

1844

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Alker

Wife

Married

37

1844

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Matilda D

Alker

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

James

Alker

Son

Single

1

1880

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Birch

Servant

Single

30

1851

Billinge, Lancashire, England

Mary

Kerrigan

Servant

Single

14

1867

Shifnal, Shropshire, England

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