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Household of William Dry (born 1847, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Oxford, Oxfordshire, 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 Dry and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Dry, born in 1847 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Dry, born in 1849 in Thame, Oxfordshire, England. They had 5 children; William (born 1870 in Thame, Oxfordshire, England), Alice (born 1872 in Witney, Oxfordshire, England), Henry (born 1875 in Witney, Oxfordshire, England), Charles (born 1877 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England) and Earnest (born 1881 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Lodger, Robert Cooper, born in 1852 in Norwich, Norfolk, England.


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William Dry's household

Male

William

Dry

Head
Female

Jane

Dry

Wife
Male

William

Dry

Son
Female

Alice

Dry

Daughter
Male

Henry

Dry

Son
Male

Charles

Dry

Son
Male

Earnest

Dry

Son
Male

Robert

Cooper

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Dry
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
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

Dry

Head

Married

34

1847

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Jane

Dry

Wife

Married

32

1849

Thame, Oxfordshire, England

William

Dry

Son

Single

11

1870

Thame, Oxfordshire, England

Alice

Dry

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Witney, Oxfordshire, England

Henry

Dry

Son

Single

6

1875

Witney, Oxfordshire, England

Charles

Dry

Son

Single

4

1877

Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

Earnest

Dry

Son

Single

0

1881

Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

Robert

Cooper

Lodger

Married

29

1852

Norwich, Norfolk, England

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