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Household of Thomas Sefton (born 1841, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prescot, 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 Sefton and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Sefton, born in 1841 in Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Sefton, born in 1842 in Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; John Francis (born 1867 in Lancashire, England), Henry (born 1868 in Lancashire, England), Elizabeth Ann (born 1872 in Lancashire, England), Ellen (born 1874 in Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1875 in Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1877 in Lancashire, England) and Eliza (born 1878 in Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Boarder, James Searle, born in 1857 in Chester, Cheshire, England.


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Thomas Sefton's household

Male

Thomas

Sefton

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Sefton

Wife
Male

John Francis

Sefton

Son
Male

Henry

Sefton

Son
Female

Elizabeth Ann

Sefton

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Sefton

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Sefton

Son
Female

Mary

Sefton

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Sefton

Daughter
Male

James

Searle

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Sefton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Sefton

Head

Married

40

1841

Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Sefton

Wife

Married

39

1842

Lancashire, England

John Francis

Sefton

Son

Single

14

1867

Lancashire, England

Henry

Sefton

Son

Single

13

1868

Lancashire, England

Elizabeth Ann

Sefton

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Lancashire, England

Ellen

Sefton

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Lancashire, England

Thomas

Sefton

Son

Single

6

1875

Lancashire, England

Mary

Sefton

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Lancashire, England

Eliza

Sefton

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Lancashire, England

James

Searle

Boarder

Single

24

1857

Chester, Cheshire, England

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