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Household of William Beetham (born 1832, 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 Beetham and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Beetham, born in 1832 in Preston, Lancashire, consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ellen Beetham, born in 1833 in Preston, Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; Ann (born 1859 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Matthew (born 1862 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Rachel (born 1865 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1870 in Adlington, Lancashire, England), John (born 1872 in Preston, Lancashire, England), William (born 1877 in Preston, Lancashire, England) and W Hy (born 1873 in Preston, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder, Esther (born 1853 in Preston, Lancashire, England) and William's Son Daughter, Jane (born 1872 in Preston, Lancashire, England).


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William Beetham's household

Male

William

Beetham

Head
Female

Ellen

Beetham

Wife
Female

Ann

Beetham

Daughter
Male

Matthew

Beetham

Son
Female

Rachel

Beetham

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Beetham

Son
Male

John

Beetham

Son
Male

William

Beetham

Son
Female

Esther

Shorrock

Boarder
Female

Jane

Shorrock

Son Daughter
Male

W Hy

Shorrock

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Beetham
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Preston, Lancashire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Beetham

Head

Married

49

1832

Preston, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Beetham

Wife

Married

48

1833

Preston, Lancashire, England

Ann

Beetham

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Preston, Lancashire, England

Matthew

Beetham

Son

Single

19

1862

Preston, Lancashire, England

Rachel

Beetham

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Preston, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Beetham

Son

Single

11

1870

Adlington, Lancashire, England

John

Beetham

Son

Single

9

1872

Preston, Lancashire, England

William

Beetham

Son

Single

4

1877

Preston, Lancashire, England

Esther

Shorrock

Boarder

Widow

28

1853

Preston, Lancashire, England

Jane

Shorrock

Son Daughter

Single

9

1872

Preston, Lancashire, England

W Hy

Shorrock

Son

Single

8

1873

Preston, Lancashire, England

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