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Household of Thomas Wignall (born 1842, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Preston, 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 Wignall and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Wignall, born in 1842 in Preston, Lancashire, consisted of 13 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Wignall, born in 1842 in Preston, Lancashire, England. They had 10 children; Robert (born 1863 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Sarah (born 1865 in Preston, Lancashire, England), William (born 1867 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Henry (born 1869 in Preston, Lancashire, England), John (born 1870 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Joseph (born 1873 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Mary A (born 1874 in Preston, Lancashire, England), George (born 1876 in Preston, Lancashire, England), James (born 1877 in Preston, Lancashire, England) and Charles (born 1879 in Preston, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Nephew, John Wignall, born in 1865 in Preston, Lancashire, England.


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Thomas Wignall's household

Male

Thomas

Wignall

Head
Female

Mary

Wignall

Wife
Male

Robert

Wignall

Son
Female

Sarah

Wignall

Daughter
Male

William

Wignall

Son
Male

Henry

Wignall

Son
Male

John

Wignall

Son
Male

Joseph

Wignall

Son
Female

Mary A

Wignall

Daughter
Male

George

Wignall

Son
Male

James

Wignall

Son
Male

Charles

Wignall

Son
Male

John

Wignall

Nephew
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Wignall
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Preston, Lancashire, England

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Thomas

Wignall

Head

Married

39

1842

Preston, Lancashire, England

Mary

Wignall

Wife

Married

39

1842

Preston, Lancashire, England

Robert

Wignall

Son

Single

18

1863

Preston, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Wignall

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Preston, Lancashire, England

William

Wignall

Son

Single

14

1867

Preston, Lancashire, England

Henry

Wignall

Son

Single

12

1869

Preston, Lancashire, England

John

Wignall

Son

Single

11

1870

Preston, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Wignall

Son

Single

8

1873

Preston, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Wignall

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Preston, Lancashire, England

George

Wignall

Son

Single

5

1876

Preston, Lancashire, England

James

Wignall

Son

Single

4

1877

Preston, Lancashire, England

Charles

Wignall

Son

Single

2

1879

Preston, Lancashire, England

John

Wignall

Nephew

Single

16

1865

Preston, Lancashire, England

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