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Household of Walter Moorcroft (born 1842, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, Cheshire, 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 Moorcroft and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Walter Moorcroft, born in 1842 in Stockport, Cheshire, consisted of 5 members. Walter was the head of the household, married to Mary Moorcroft, born in 1843 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, England. They had 2 children; Sarah A (born 1863 in Dukinfield, Cheshire, England) and Thomas (born 1864 in Dukinfield, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Walter's Mother In Law, Mary Travis, born in 1814 in Stalybridge, Lancashire, England.


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Walter Moorcroft's household

Male

Walter

Moorcroft

Head
Female

Mary

Moorcroft

Wife
Female

Sarah A

Moorcroft

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Moorcroft

Son
Female

Mary

Travis

Mother In Law
First name(s) Walter
Last name Moorcroft
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Stockport, Cheshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Walter

Moorcroft

Head

Married

39

1842

Stockport, Cheshire, England

Mary

Moorcroft

Wife

Married

38

1843

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

Sarah A

Moorcroft

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Dukinfield, Cheshire, England

Thomas

Moorcroft

Son

Single

17

1864

Dukinfield, Cheshire, England

Mary

Travis

Mother In Law

Widow

67

1814

Stalybridge, Lancashire, England

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