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Household of William Barker (born 1817, 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.

William Barker and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Barker, born in 1817 in Blackburn, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; Mary D (born 1866 in Wigan, Lancashire, England) and William (born 1870 in Wigan, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Lodger, Ellen (born 1853 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), William's Lodger, Mary (born 1877 in Newtown, Lancashire, England) and William's Lodger, Ann (born 1874 in Newtown, Lancashire, England).


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William Barker's household

Male

William

Barker

Head
Female

Mary D

Barker

Daughter
Male

William

Barker

Son
Female

Ellen

Cartwright

Lodger
Female

Mary

Cartwright

Lodger
Female

Ann

Cartwright

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Barker
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Barker

Head

Widower

64

1817

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Mary D

Barker

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Wigan, Lancashire, England

William

Barker

Son

Single

11

1870

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Cartwright

Lodger

Single

28

1853

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Mary

Cartwright

Lodger

Single

4

1877

Newtown, Lancashire, England

Ann

Cartwright

Lodger

Single

7

1874

Newtown, Lancashire, England

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