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Household of William Denson (born 1835, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chester, Cheshire, 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 Denson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Denson, born in 1835 in Chester, Cheshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Denson, born in 1833 in Chester, Cheshire, England. They had 4 children; Frederick Wm (born 1864 in Chester, Cheshire, England), John (born 1866 in Tranmere, Cheshire, England), Ada (born 1871 in Chester, Cheshire, England) and Sarah Colclough (born 1874 in Chester, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Mother, Margaret Denson, born in 1802 in Warrington, Lancashire, England.


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William Denson's household

Male

William

Denson

Head
Female

Sarah

Denson

Wife
Female

Margaret

Denson

Mother
Male

Frederick Wm

Denson

Son
Male

John

Denson

Son
Female

Ada

Denson

Daughter
Female

Sarah Colclough

Denson

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Denson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Chester, Cheshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Denson

Head

Married

46

1835

Chester, Cheshire, England

Sarah

Denson

Wife

Married

48

1833

Chester, Cheshire, England

Margaret

Denson

Mother

Widow

79

1802

Warrington, Lancashire, England

Frederick Wm

Denson

Son

Single

17

1864

Chester, Cheshire, England

John

Denson

Son

Single

15

1866

Tranmere, Cheshire, England

Ada

Denson

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Chester, Cheshire, England

Sarah Colclough

Denson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Chester, Cheshire, England

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