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Household of William Belsh (born 1850, Shropshire)
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 Belsh and 9 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Belsh, born in 1850 in Alberbury, Shropshire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Belsh, born in 1855 in Tredington, Shropshire, England. They had 5 children; William Henry (born 1875 in Haigh, Lancashire, England), Margaret Elizabeth (born 1876 in Haigh, Lancashire, England), Jane (born 1877 in Haigh, Lancashire, England), Richard (born 1879 in Haigh, Lancashire, England) and Mary Hannah (born 1880 in Hindley, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Ellen (born 1866 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), William's Lodger Head, John (born 1856 in Cornwall, England) and William's Lodger Wife, Elizabeth (born 1857 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
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William Belsh's household
William
Belsh
Head
Mary
Belsh
Wife
William Henry
Belsh
Son
Margaret Elizabeth
Belsh
Daughter
Jane
Belsh
Daughter
Richard
Belsh
Son
Mary Hannah
Belsh
Daughter
Ellen
Silk
Servant
John
Freeman
Lodger Head
Elizabeth
Freeman
Lodger Wife
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Belsh |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 31 |
| Birth year | 1850 |
| Birth place | Alberbury, Shropshire, England |
Household members (10 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Belsh | Head | Married | 31 | 1850 | Alberbury, Shropshire, England | |
Mary | Belsh | Wife | Married | 26 | 1855 | Tredington, Shropshire, England | |
William Henry | Belsh | Son | Single | 6 | 1875 | Haigh, Lancashire, England | |
Margaret Elizabeth | Belsh | Daughter | Single | 5 | 1876 | Haigh, Lancashire, England | |
Jane | Belsh | Daughter | Single | 4 | 1877 | Haigh, Lancashire, England | |
Richard | Belsh | Son | Single | 2 | 1879 | Haigh, Lancashire, England | |
Mary Hannah | Belsh | Daughter | Single | 1 | 1880 | Hindley, Lancashire, England | |
Ellen | Silk | Servant | Single | 15 | 1866 | Liverpool, Lancashire, England | |
John | Freeman | Lodger Head | Married | 25 | 1856 | Cornwall, England | |
Elizabeth | Freeman | Lodger Wife | Married | 24 | 1857 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
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