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Household of Thomas Openshaw (born 1834, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, 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 Openshaw and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Openshaw, born in 1834 in Darcy Lever, Lancashire, consisted of 5 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Martha Openshaw, born in 1832 in Darcy Lever, Lancashire, England. They had 1 child; Sarah, born 1861 in Darcy Lever, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Father In Law, Reuben (born 1804 in Darcy Lever, Lancashire, England) and Thomas's Brother In Law, David (born 1845 in Bolton, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Openshaw's household

Male

Thomas

Openshaw

Head
Female

Martha

Openshaw

Wife
Female

Sarah

Kirkman

Daughter
Male

Reuben

Kirkman

Father In Law
Male

David

Kirkman

Brother In Law
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Openshaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Darcy Lever, Lancashire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Openshaw

Head

Married

47

1834

Darcy Lever, Lancashire, England

Martha

Openshaw

Wife

Married

49

1832

Darcy Lever, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Kirkman

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Darcy Lever, Lancashire, England

Reuben

Kirkman

Father In Law

Widower

77

1804

Darcy Lever, Lancashire, England

David

Kirkman

Brother In Law

Single

36

1845

Bolton, Lancashire, England

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