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Household of William E Dixon (born 1839, Lancashire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William E Dixon, born in 1839 in Broughton in Furness, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. William E was the head of the household, married to Martha Dixon, born in 1847 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; William E (born 1870 in Salford, Lancashire, England), Annie W (born 1872 in Ashton on Mersey, Cheshire, England), Emily (born 1876 in Ashton on Mersey, Cheshire, England) and George F (born 1877 in Ashton on Mersey, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William E's Visitor, George (born 1854 in Duckenfield, Cheshire, England) and William E's Wifes Sister, Sarah (born 1861 in Bangor, Caernarvonshire, Wales).


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William E Dixon's household

Male

William E

Dixon

Head
Female

Martha

Dixon

Wife
Male

William E

Dixon

Son
Female

Annie W

Dixon

Daughter
Female

Emily

Dixon

Daughter
Male

George F

Dixon

Son
Male

George

Holehouse

Visitor
Female

Sarah

Taylor

Wifes Sister
First name(s) William E
Last name Dixon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Broughton in Furness, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William E

Dixon

Head

Married

42

1839

Broughton in Furness, Lancashire, England

Martha

Dixon

Wife

Married

34

1847

Manchester, Lancashire, England

William E

Dixon

Son

Single

11

1870

Salford, Lancashire, England

Annie W

Dixon

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Ashton on Mersey, Cheshire, England

Emily

Dixon

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Ashton on Mersey, Cheshire, England

George F

Dixon

Son

Single

4

1877

Ashton on Mersey, Cheshire, England

George

Holehouse

Visitor

Single

27

1854

Duckenfield, Cheshire, England

Sarah

Taylor

Wifes Sister

Single

20

1861

Bangor, Caernarvonshire, Wales

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