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Household of William Dickens (born 1841, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barton upon Irwell, 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 Dickens and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Dickens, born in 1841 in Baguley, Cheshire, consisted of 12 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Dickens, born in 1839 in Cheshire, England. They had 9 children; Thomas (born 1862 in Cheshire, England), Jane (born 1864 in Cheshire, England), Joel (born 1866 in Ringway, Cheshire, England), Alfred (born 1868 in Ringway, Cheshire, England), Betsey (born 1871 in Ringway, Cheshire, England), William (born 1874 in Ringway, Cheshire, England), Robert (born 1877 in Ringway, Cheshire, England), Stephen (born 1880 in Worsley, Lancashire, England) and Nancy (born 1806 in Northenden, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Visitor, Elizabeth Allen, born in 1838 in Norfolk, England.


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William Dickens's household

Male

William

Dickens

Head
Female

Sarah

Dickens

Wife
Male

Thomas

Dickens

Son
Female

Jane

Dickens

Daughter
Male

Joel

Dickens

Son
Male

Alfred

Dickens

Son
Female

Betsey

Dickens

Daughter
Male

William

Dickens

Son
Male

Robert

Dickens

Son
Male

Stephen

Dickens

Son
Female

Nancy

Dickens

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Allen

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Dickens
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Baguley, Cheshire, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Dickens

Head

Married

40

1841

Baguley, Cheshire, England

Sarah

Dickens

Wife

Married

42

1839

Cheshire, England

Thomas

Dickens

Son

Single

19

1862

Cheshire, England

Jane

Dickens

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Cheshire, England

Joel

Dickens

Son

Single

15

1866

Ringway, Cheshire, England

Alfred

Dickens

Son

Single

13

1868

Ringway, Cheshire, England

Betsey

Dickens

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Ringway, Cheshire, England

William

Dickens

Son

Single

7

1874

Ringway, Cheshire, England

Robert

Dickens

Son

Single

4

1877

Ringway, Cheshire, England

Stephen

Dickens

Son

Single

1

1880

Worsley, Lancashire, England

Nancy

Dickens

Daughter

Widow

75

1806

Northenden, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Allen

Visitor

Widow

43

1838

Norfolk, England

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