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Household of William Harrison (born 1849, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, 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 Harrison and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Harrison, born in 1849 in Cheshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Harrison, born in 1851 in Cheshire, England. They had 5 children; Samuel (born 1874 in Cheshire, England), Elizabeth Ann (born 1875 in Cheshire, England), Harry (born 1876 in Cheshire, England), William (born 1879 in Stalybridge, Lancashire, England) and Frank (born 1881 in Haughton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Lodger, Edward Arrowsmith, born in 1813 in Bredbury, Cheshire, England.


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William Harrison's household

Male

William

Harrison

Head
Female

Mary

Harrison

Wife
Male

Samuel

Harrison

Son
Female

Elizabeth Ann

Harrison

Daughter
Male

Harry

Harrison

Son
Male

William

Harrison

Son
Male

Frank

Harrison

Son
Male

Edward

Arrowsmith

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Harrison
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Cheshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Harrison

Head

Married

32

1849

Cheshire, England

Mary

Harrison

Wife

Married

30

1851

Cheshire, England

Samuel

Harrison

Son

Single

7

1874

Cheshire, England

Elizabeth Ann

Harrison

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Cheshire, England

Harry

Harrison

Son

Single

5

1876

Cheshire, England

William

Harrison

Son

Single

2

1879

Stalybridge, Lancashire, England

Frank

Harrison

Son

Single

0

1881

Haughton, Lancashire, England

Edward

Arrowsmith

Lodger

Widower

68

1813

Bredbury, Cheshire, England

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