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Household of Thomas Prior (born 1849, 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 Prior and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Prior, born in 1849 in Pemberton, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Alice Prior, born in 1849 in Wigan, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; John J (born 1869 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England), Edmund (born 1871 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England), William (born 1874 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England), James (born 1876 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England) and Joseph (born 1881 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Boarder, Charles (born 1851 in Wigan, Lancashire, England) and Thomas's Boarder, Alfred (born 1854 in Epsom, Surrey, England).


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Thomas Prior's household

Male

Thomas

Prior

Head
Female

Alice

Prior

Wife
Male

John J

Prior

Son
Male

Edmund

Prior

Son
Male

William

Prior

Son
Male

James

Prior

Son
Male

Joseph

Prior

Son
Male

Charles

Charnock

Boarder
Male

Alfred

Hayton

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Prior
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Prior

Head

Married

32

1849

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Alice

Prior

Wife

Married

32

1849

Wigan, Lancashire, England

John J

Prior

Son

Single

12

1869

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Edmund

Prior

Son

Single

10

1871

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

William

Prior

Son

Single

7

1874

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

James

Prior

Son

Single

5

1876

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Prior

Son

Single

0

1881

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Charles

Charnock

Boarder

Widower

30

1851

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Alfred

Hayton

Boarder

Single

27

1854

Epsom, Surrey, England

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