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Household of Thomas Makinson (born 1847, 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 Makinson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Makinson, born in 1847 in Blackrod, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Alice Makinson, born in 1853 in Blackrod, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Mary (born 1873 in Blackrod, Lancashire, England), Richard (born 1874 in Blackrod, Lancashire, England), John (born 1876 in Blackrod, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1879 in Blackrod, Lancashire, England) and Thomas (born 1881 in Blackrod, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Nephew, Matthew Pilkington, born in 1856 in Blackrod, Lancashire, England.


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Thomas Makinson's household

Male

Thomas

Makinson

Head
Female

Alice

Makinson

Wife
Female

Mary

Makinson

Daughter
Male

Richard

Makinson

Son
Male

John

Makinson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Makinson

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Makinson

Son
Male

Matthew

Pilkington

Nephew
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Makinson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Blackrod, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Makinson

Head

Married

34

1847

Blackrod, Lancashire, England

Alice

Makinson

Wife

Married

28

1853

Blackrod, Lancashire, England

Mary

Makinson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Blackrod, Lancashire, England

Richard

Makinson

Son

Single

7

1874

Blackrod, Lancashire, England

John

Makinson

Son

Single

5

1876

Blackrod, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Makinson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Blackrod, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Makinson

Son

Single

0

1881

Blackrod, Lancashire, England

Matthew

Pilkington

Nephew

Single

25

1856

Blackrod, Lancashire, England

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