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Household of William Farrer (born 1831, 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 Farrer and 14 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Farrer, born in 1831 in Lancashire, consisted of 15 members. William was the head of the household, married to Justina Farrer, born in 1844 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; Percy Whitworth (born 1859 in Longsight, Lancashire, England), William Ernest (born 1869 in Fallowfield, Lancashire, England), Percy Hales (born 1870 in Fallowfield, Lancashire, England), Herbert Victor (born 1871 in Fallowfield, Lancashire, England), Mary Elizabeth (born 1854 in Fallowfield, Lancashire, England), Sarah Jeannette (born 1856 in Fallowfield, Lancashire, England) and Emily Bertha (born 1857 in Fallowfield, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Sister, Martha Ann (born 1849 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), William's Servant, Mary Jane (born 1843 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), William's Servant, Jane (born 1857 in Scotland), William's Servant, Caroline (born 1863 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), William's Servant, Mary (born 1836 in Scotland) and William's Servant, Emily (born 1866 in Ireland).


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William Farrer's household

Male

William

Farrer

Head
Female

Justina

Farrer

Wife
Male

Percy Whitworth

Farrer

Son
Male

William Ernest

Farrer

Son
Male

Percy Hales

Farrer

Son
Male

Herbert Victor

Farrer

Son
Female

Mary Elizabeth

Farrer

Daughter
Female

Sarah Jeannette

Farrer

Daughter
Female

Emily Bertha

Farrer

Daughter
Female

Martha Ann

Farrer

Sister
Female

Mary Jane

Walton

Servant
Female

Jane

Dyer

Servant
Female

Caroline

Dyer

Servant
Female

Mary

Keenan

Servant
Female

Emily

Mansell

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Farrer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Lancashire, England

Household members (15 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Farrer

Head

Married

50

1831

Lancashire, England

Justina

Farrer

Wife

Married

37

1844

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Percy Whitworth

Farrer

Son

Single

22

1859

Longsight, Lancashire, England

William Ernest

Farrer

Son

Single

12

1869

Fallowfield, Lancashire, England

Percy Hales

Farrer

Son

Single

11

1870

Fallowfield, Lancashire, England

Herbert Victor

Farrer

Son

Single

10

1871

Fallowfield, Lancashire, England

Mary Elizabeth

Farrer

Daughter

Single

27

1854

Fallowfield, Lancashire, England

Sarah Jeannette

Farrer

Daughter

Single

25

1856

Fallowfield, Lancashire, England

Emily Bertha

Farrer

Daughter

Single

24

1857

Fallowfield, Lancashire, England

Martha Ann

Farrer

Sister

Single

32

1849

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Mary Jane

Walton

Servant

Single

38

1843

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Jane

Dyer

Servant

Single

24

1857

Scotland

Caroline

Dyer

Servant

Single

18

1863

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary

Keenan

Servant

Single

45

1836

Scotland

Emily

Mansell

Servant

Single

15

1866

Ireland

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