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Household of William Hamer (born 1847, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, 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 Hamer and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Hamer, born in 1847 in Preston, Lancashire, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Hamer, born in 1846 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; James William (born 1871 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and Mary Alice (born 1872 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Father In Law, James Gorton, born in 1817 in Little Harwood, Lancashire, England.


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William Hamer's household

Male

William

Hamer

Head
Female

Sarah

Hamer

Wife
Male

James William

Hamer

Son
Female

Mary Alice

Hamer

Daughter
Male

James

Gorton

Father In Law
First name(s) William
Last name Hamer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Preston, Lancashire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Hamer

Head

Married

34

1847

Preston, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Hamer

Wife

Married

35

1846

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

James William

Hamer

Son

Single

10

1871

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Mary Alice

Hamer

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

James

Gorton

Father In Law

Widower

64

1817

Little Harwood, Lancashire, England

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