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Household of William Bourn (born 1846, 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 Bourn and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Bourn, born in 1846 in Saighton, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ann Bourn, born in 1839 in Chipping, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Margaret Ellen (born 1870 in Lancashire, England), Robert (born 1872 in Lancashire, England), John Edwin (born 1874 in Lancashire, England), William Walter (born 1876 in Lancashire, England), Elizabeth Annie (born 1878 in Lancashire, England) and Percy Thomas (born 1881 in Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1864 in Lancashire, England) and William's Servant, William (born 1862 in Lancashire, England).


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William Bourn's household

Male

William

Bourn

Head
Female

Ann

Bourn

Wife
Female

Margaret Ellen

Bourn

Daughter
Male

Robert

Bourn

Son
Male

John Edwin

Bourn

Son
Male

William Walter

Bourn

Son
Female

Elizabeth Annie

Bourn

Daughter
Male

Percy Thomas

Bourn

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Hewitt

Servant
Male

William

Mercer

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Bourn
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Saighton, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Bourn

Head

Married

35

1846

Saighton, Lancashire, England

Ann

Bourn

Wife

Married

42

1839

Chipping, Lancashire, England

Margaret Ellen

Bourn

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Lancashire, England

Robert

Bourn

Son

Single

9

1872

Lancashire, England

John Edwin

Bourn

Son

Single

7

1874

Lancashire, England

William Walter

Bourn

Son

Single

5

1876

Lancashire, England

Elizabeth Annie

Bourn

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Lancashire, England

Percy Thomas

Bourn

Son

Single

0

1881

Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Hewitt

Servant

Single

17

1864

Lancashire, England

William

Mercer

Servant

Single

19

1862

Lancashire, England

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