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Household of William Fletcher (born 1822, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leigh, 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 Fletcher and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Fletcher, born in 1822 in Atherton, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Alice Fletcher, born in 1825 in Westhoughton, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Edward (born 1851 in Atherton, Lancashire, England), Sarah (born 1854 in Atherton, Lancashire, England) and John (born 1860 in Atherton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Nephew, John Gregory, born in 1865 in Atherton, Lancashire, England.


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William Fletcher's household

Male

William

Fletcher

Head
Female

Alice

Fletcher

Wife
Male

Edward

Fletcher

Son
Female

Sarah

Fletcher

Daughter
Male

John

Fletcher

Son
Male

John

Gregory

Nephew
First name(s) William
Last name Fletcher
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 59
Birth year 1822
Birth place Atherton, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Fletcher

Head

Married

59

1822

Atherton, Lancashire, England

Alice

Fletcher

Wife

Married

56

1825

Westhoughton, Lancashire, England

Edward

Fletcher

Son

Single

30

1851

Atherton, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Fletcher

Daughter

Single

27

1854

Atherton, Lancashire, England

John

Fletcher

Son

Single

21

1860

Atherton, Lancashire, England

John

Gregory

Nephew

Single

16

1865

Atherton, Lancashire, England

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