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Household of William Beesling (born 1849, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burnley, 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 Beesling and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Beesling, born in 1849 in Burnley, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Jane Beesling, born in 1852 in Colne, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Joseph A W (born 1873 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), Walter W (born 1874 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), Tom W (born 1875 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), Florence W (born 1878 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), Ann W (born 1879 in Burnley, Lancashire, England) and Ralph W (born 1881 in Burnley, Lancashire, England).


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William Beesling's household

Male

William

Beesling

Head
Female

Elizabeth Jane

Beesling

Wife
Male

Joseph A W

Beesling

Son
Male

Walter W

Beesling

Son
Male

Tom W

Beesling

Son
Female

Florence W

Beesling

Daughter
Female

Ann W

Beesling

Daughter
Male

Ralph W

Beesling

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Beesling
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Burnley, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Beesling

Head

Married

32

1849

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth Jane

Beesling

Wife

Married

29

1852

Colne, Lancashire, England

Joseph A W

Beesling

Son

Single

8

1873

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Walter W

Beesling

Son

Single

7

1874

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Tom W

Beesling

Son

Single

6

1875

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Florence W

Beesling

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Ann W

Beesling

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Ralph W

Beesling

Son

Single

0

1881

Burnley, Lancashire, England

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