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Household of William Beswick (born 1818, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prestwich, 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 Beswick and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Beswick, born in 1818 in Cheshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Patience Beswick, born in 1820 in York, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 grandchildren; Lily (born 1878 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and John Wm (born 1880 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Son In Law, John Thos (born 1856 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and William's Daughtr, Harriet (born 1857 in Salford, Lancashire, England).


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William Beswick's household

Male

William

Beswick

Head
Female

Patience

Beswick

Wife
Male

John Thos

Burdekin

Son In Law
Female

Harriet

Burdekin

Daughtr
Female

Lily

Burdekin

Grand Daughter
Male

John Wm

Burdekin

Grand Son
First name(s) William
Last name Beswick
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 63
Birth year 1818
Birth place Cheshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Beswick

Head

Married

63

1818

Cheshire, England

Patience

Beswick

Wife

Married

61

1820

York, Yorkshire, England

John Thos

Burdekin

Son In Law

Married

25

1856

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Harriet

Burdekin

Daughtr

Married

24

1857

Salford, Lancashire, England

Lily

Burdekin

Grand Daughter

Single

3

1878

Manchester, Lancashire, England

John Wm

Burdekin

Grand Son

Single

1

1880

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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