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Household of William Brierly (born 1853, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burnley, 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 Brierly and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Brierly, born in 1853 in Stockport, Cheshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Brierly, born in 1847 in Farnworth, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Elizabeth Hannah (born 1873 in Newton Heath, Lancashire, England), William Robert (born 1877 in Hollingwood, Lancashire, England), Albert Ed (born 1879 in Chadderton, Lancashire, England) and James Henry (born 1881 in Burnley, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, Mary Brierly, born in 1814 in Stockport, Lancashire, England.


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William Brierly's household

Male

William

Brierly

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Brierly

Wife
Female

Elizabeth Hannah

Brierly

Daughter
Male

William Robert

Brierly

Son
Male

Albert Ed

Brierly

Son
Male

James Henry

Brierly

Son
Male

Mary

Brierly

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Brierly
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Stockport, Cheshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Brierly

Head

Married

28

1853

Stockport, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Brierly

Wife

Married

34

1847

Farnworth, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth Hannah

Brierly

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Newton Heath, Lancashire, England

William Robert

Brierly

Son

Single

4

1877

Hollingwood, Lancashire, England

Albert Ed

Brierly

Son

Single

2

1879

Chadderton, Lancashire, England

James Henry

Brierly

Son

Single

0

1881

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Mary

Brierly

Boarder

Widower

67

1814

Stockport, Lancashire, England

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