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Household of Walter Main (born 1828, Cumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, 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.

Walter Main and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Walter Main, born in 1828 in Carlisle, Cumberland, consisted of 8 members. Walter was the head of the household, married to Mary Main, born in 1834 in Ireland. They had 3 children; Walter (born 1862 in Ireland), Matthew (born 1865 in Ireland) and Joseph (born 1867 in Ireland).
During the period, also present in the household were Walter's Boarder, Peter (born 1849 in Carlow, Ireland), Walter's Boarder, Ellen (born 1875 in Ireland) and Walter's Boarder, William H (born 1851 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).


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Walter Main's household

Male

Walter

Main

Head
Female

Mary

Main

Wife
Male

Walter

Main

Son
Male

Matthew

Main

Son
Male

Joseph

Main

Son
Male

Peter

Ryan

Boarder
Female

Ellen

Ryan

Boarder
Male

William H

Ross

Boarder
First name(s) Walter
Last name Main
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Carlisle, Cumberland, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Walter

Main

Head

Married

53

1828

Carlisle, Cumberland, England

Mary

Main

Wife

Married

47

1834

Ireland

Walter

Main

Son

Single

19

1862

Ireland

Matthew

Main

Son

Single

16

1865

Ireland

Joseph

Main

Son

Single

14

1867

Ireland

Peter

Ryan

Boarder

Widower

32

1849

Carlow, Ireland

Ellen

Ryan

Boarder

Single

6

1875

Ireland

William H

Ross

Boarder

Married

30

1851

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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