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Household of William Cordwell (born 1839, 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 Cordwell and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Cordwell, born in 1839 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Maria Cordwell, born in 1854 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Hannah (born 1876 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Emma (born 1879 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Ada (born 1881 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Father In Law, Henry (born 1826 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and William's Sister In Law, Ann (born 1860 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).


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William Cordwell's household

Male

William

Cordwell

Head
Female

Maria

Cordwell

Wife
Female

Hannah

Cordwell

Daughter
Female

Emma

Cordwell

Daughter
Female

Ada

Cordwell

Daughter
Male

Henry

Topper

Father In Law
Female

Ann

Topper

Sister In Law
First name(s) William
Last name Cordwell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Cordwell

Head

Married

42

1839

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Maria

Cordwell

Wife

Married

27

1854

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Cordwell

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Emma

Cordwell

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Ada

Cordwell

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Henry

Topper

Father In Law

Widower

55

1826

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Ann

Topper

Sister In Law

Single

21

1860

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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