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Household of William Chorlton (born 1845, Lancashire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Chorlton, born in 1845 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Chorlton, born in 1847 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Mary A (born 1866 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1869 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Edward (born 1872 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Sarah (born 1874 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Ellen (born 1878 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, Julia Cropley, born in 1825 in Ireland.


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William Chorlton's household

Male

William

Chorlton

Head
Female

Mary

Chorlton

Wife
Female

Mary A

Chorlton

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Chorlton

Daughter
Male

Edward

Chorlton

Son
Female

Sarah

Chorlton

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Chorlton

Daughter
Female

Julia

Cropley

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Chorlton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Chorlton

Head

Married

36

1845

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary

Chorlton

Wife

Married

34

1847

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Chorlton

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Chorlton

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Edward

Chorlton

Son

Single

9

1872

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Chorlton

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Chorlton

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Julia

Cropley

Boarder

Widow

56

1825

Ireland

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