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Household of William Girdle (born 1853, 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 Girdle and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Girdle, born in 1853 in Eccles, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Rebecca Girdle, born in 1851 in Tyldesley, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; John (born 1874 in Tyldesley, Lancashire, England), Mary E (born 1877 in Tyldesley, Lancashire, England) and Eliza (born 1880 in Tyldesley, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Lodger, Margaret (born 1854 in Tyldesley, Lancashire, England) and William's Son Lodgers, James (born 1877 in Tyldesley, Lancashire, England).


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William Girdle's household

Male

William

Girdle

Head
Female

Rebecca

Girdle

Wife
Male

John

Girdle

Son
Female

Mary E

Girdle

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Girdle

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Forster

Lodger
Male

James

Forster

Son Lodgers
First name(s) William
Last name Girdle
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Eccles, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Girdle

Head

Married

28

1853

Eccles, Lancashire, England

Rebecca

Girdle

Wife

Married

30

1851

Tyldesley, Lancashire, England

John

Girdle

Son

Single

7

1874

Tyldesley, Lancashire, England

Mary E

Girdle

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Tyldesley, Lancashire, England

Eliza

Girdle

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Tyldesley, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Forster

Lodger

Single

27

1854

Tyldesley, Lancashire, England

James

Forster

Son Lodgers

Single

4

1877

Tyldesley, Lancashire, England

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