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Household of Thomas Lancaster (born 1857, Lancashire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Lancaster, born in 1857 in Blackburn, Lancashire, consisted of 4 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth E Lancaster, born in 1854 in Preston, Lancashire, England. They had 1 child; Richard, born 1877 in Preston, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Boarder, Margaret Shorrock, born in 1834 in Kirkham, Lancashire, England.


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Thomas Lancaster's household

Male

Thomas

Lancaster

Head
Female

Elizabeth E

Lancaster

Wife
Male

Richard

Lancaster

Son
Female

Margaret

Shorrock

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Lancaster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 24
Birth year 1857
Birth place Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Lancaster

Head

Married

24

1857

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth E

Lancaster

Wife

Married

27

1854

Preston, Lancashire, England

Richard

Lancaster

Son

Single

4

1877

Preston, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Shorrock

Boarder

Widow

47

1834

Kirkham, Lancashire, England

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