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Household of William Beaconsall (born 1850, 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.

William Beaconsall and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Beaconsall, born in 1850 in Preston, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Alice Beaconsall, born in 1854 in Preston, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Alice (born 1875 in Preston, Lancashire, England), John James (born 1876 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Margaret Jane (born 1879 in Preston, Lancashire, England) and Jennet (born 1881 in Preston, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Brother In Law, John Alex Wilkinson, born in 1863 in Preston, Lancashire, England.


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William Beaconsall's household

Male

William

Beaconsall

Head
Female

Alice

Beaconsall

Wife
Female

Alice

Beaconsall

Daughter
Male

John James

Beaconsall

Son
Female

Margaret Jane

Beaconsall

Daughter
Female

Jennet

Beaconsall

Daughter
Male

John Alex

Wilkinson

Brother In Law
First name(s) William
Last name Beaconsall
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Preston, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Beaconsall

Head

Married

31

1850

Preston, Lancashire, England

Alice

Beaconsall

Wife

Married

27

1854

Preston, Lancashire, England

Alice

Beaconsall

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Preston, Lancashire, England

John James

Beaconsall

Son

Single

5

1876

Preston, Lancashire, England

Margaret Jane

Beaconsall

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Preston, Lancashire, England

Jennet

Beaconsall

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Preston, Lancashire, England

John Alex

Wilkinson

Brother In Law

Single

18

1863

Preston, Lancashire, England

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