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Household of Thomas Openshaw (born 1843, Lancashire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rotherham, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Openshaw, born in 1843 in Oldham, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Ellen Openshaw, born in 1850 in Kimberworth, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; Mary E (born 1868 in Kimberworth, Yorkshire, England), Herbert (born 1872 in Kimberworth, Yorkshire, England), Alice (born 1874 in Kimberworth, Yorkshire, England), Charles (born 1876 in Kimberworth, Yorkshire, England), George H (born 1878 in Kimberworth, Yorkshire, England) and John J (born 1880 in Kimberworth, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Boarder, George Cookson, born in 1842 in Cheshire, England.
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Thomas Openshaw's household
Thomas
Openshaw
Head
Ellen
Openshaw
Wife
Mary E
Openshaw
Daughter
Herbert
Openshaw
Son
Alice
Openshaw
Daughter
Charles
Openshaw
Son
George H
Openshaw
Son
John J
Openshaw
Son
George
Cookson
Boarder
| First name(s) | Thomas |
| Last name | Openshaw |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 38 |
| Birth year | 1843 |
| Birth place | Oldham, Lancashire, England |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thomas | Openshaw | Head | Married | 38 | 1843 | Oldham, Lancashire, England | |
Ellen | Openshaw | Wife | Married | 31 | 1850 | Kimberworth, Yorkshire, England | |
Mary E | Openshaw | Daughter | Single | 13 | 1868 | Kimberworth, Yorkshire, England | |
Herbert | Openshaw | Son | Single | 9 | 1872 | Kimberworth, Yorkshire, England | |
Alice | Openshaw | Daughter | Single | 7 | 1874 | Kimberworth, Yorkshire, England | |
Charles | Openshaw | Son | Single | 5 | 1876 | Kimberworth, Yorkshire, England | |
George H | Openshaw | Son | Single | 3 | 1878 | Kimberworth, Yorkshire, England | |
John J | Openshaw | Son | Single | 1 | 1880 | Kimberworth, Yorkshire, England | |
George | Cookson | Boarder | Single | 39 | 1842 | Cheshire, England |
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