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Household of Thomas Prescott (born 1852, 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 Prescott and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Prescott, born in 1852 in Ashton-In-Makerfield, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Prescott, born in 1855 in Wigan, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Joseph (born 1876 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), James (born 1877 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England), Henry (born 1879 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England) and Matthew (born 1881 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Prescott's household

Male

Thomas

Prescott

Head
Female

Mary

Prescott

Wife
Male

Joseph

Prescott

Son
Male

James

Prescott

Son
Male

Henry

Prescott

Son
Male

Matthew

Prescott

Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Prescott
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Ashton-In-Makerfield, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Prescott

Head

Married

29

1852

Ashton-In-Makerfield, Lancashire, England

Mary

Prescott

Wife

Married

26

1855

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Prescott

Son

Single

5

1876

Wigan, Lancashire, England

James

Prescott

Son

Single

4

1877

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Henry

Prescott

Son

Single

2

1879

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Matthew

Prescott

Son

Single

0

1881

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

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