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Household of William Brierley (born 1827, Derbyshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, 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 Brierley and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Brierley, born in 1827 in Mellor, Derbyshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Nancy Brierley, born in 1827 in Mellor, Derbyshire, England. They had 2 children; William (born 1866 in Mellor, Derbyshire, England) and John (born 1869 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England). They had 1 grandchild; Jane, born 1879 in Newton, Cheshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Son In Law, Samuel (born 1853 in Newton, Cheshire, England), William's Nephew, Joseph (born 1875 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England) and William's Nephew, William (born 1877 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England).


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William Brierley's household

Male

William

Brierley

Head
Female

Nancy

Brierley

Wife
Male

William

Brierley

Son
Male

John

Brierley

Son
Female

Jane

Brierley

Grand Daughter
Male

Samuel

Hilton

Son In Law
Male

Joseph

Hilton

Nephew
Male

William

Hilton

Nephew
First name(s) William
Last name Brierley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Mellor, Derbyshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Brierley

Head

Married

54

1827

Mellor, Derbyshire, England

Nancy

Brierley

Wife

Married

54

1827

Mellor, Derbyshire, England

William

Brierley

Son

Single

15

1866

Mellor, Derbyshire, England

John

Brierley

Son

Single

12

1869

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Jane

Brierley

Grand Daughter

Single

2

1879

Newton, Cheshire, England

Samuel

Hilton

Son In Law

Widower

28

1853

Newton, Cheshire, England

Joseph

Hilton

Nephew

Single

6

1875

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

William

Hilton

Nephew

Single

4

1877

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

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