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Household of Thomas Willgoose (born 1845, 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 Willgoose and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Willgoose, born in 1845 in Wigan, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Betsey J Willgoose, born in 1849 in Wigan, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Edward S (born 1872 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), John (born 1874 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Annie (born 1877 in Wigan, Lancashire, England) and Ellen G (born 1880 in Wigan, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Servant, Alice Baxter, born in 1869 in Standish, Lancashire, England.


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Thomas Willgoose's household

Male

Thomas

Willgoose

Head
Female

Betsey J

Willgoose

Wife
Male

Edward S

Willgoose

Son
Male

John

Willgoose

Son
Female

Annie

Willgoose

Daughter
Female

Ellen G

Willgoose

Daughter
Female

Alice

Baxter

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Willgoose
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Wigan, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Willgoose

Head

Married

36

1845

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Betsey J

Willgoose

Wife

Married

32

1849

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Edward S

Willgoose

Son

Single

9

1872

Wigan, Lancashire, England

John

Willgoose

Son

Single

7

1874

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Annie

Willgoose

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Ellen G

Willgoose

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Alice

Baxter

Servant

Single

12

1869

Standish, Lancashire, England

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