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Household of William Butterfield (born 1829, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, 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 Butterfield and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Butterfield, born in 1829 in Blackburn, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Butterfield, born in 1837 in Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Elisabeth (born 1858 in Lancashire, England), John (born 1864 in Lancashire, England) and Margaret (born 1881 in Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Joseph (born 1823 in Charnock Green, Lancashire, England), William's Servant, James (born 1862 in Birkdale, Lancashire, England) and William's Servant, Robert (born 1859 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).


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William Butterfield's household

Male

William

Butterfield

Head
Female

Margaret

Butterfield

Wife
Female

Elisabeth

Butterfield

Daughter
Male

John

Butterfield

Son
Female

Margaret

Butterfield

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Jackson

Servant
Male

James

Rigby

Servant
Male

Robert

Howson

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Butterfield
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Butterfield

Head

Married

52

1829

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Butterfield

Wife

Married

44

1837

Lancashire, England

Elisabeth

Butterfield

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Lancashire, England

John

Butterfield

Son

Single

17

1864

Lancashire, England

Margaret

Butterfield

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Lancashire, England

Joseph

Jackson

Servant

Widower

58

1823

Charnock Green, Lancashire, England

James

Rigby

Servant

Single

19

1862

Birkdale, Lancashire, England

Robert

Howson

Servant

Single

22

1859

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

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