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Household of William Harrison (born 1825, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, Cheshire, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Harrison, born in 1825 in Denton, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Harrison, born in 1831 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Maria (born 1858 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1868 in Newton, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Son In Law, John (born 1855 in Broadbottom, Cheshire, England), William's Boarder, Alexander (born 1838 in Scotland) and William's Boarder, Amy (born 1867 in Oswestry, Shropshire, England).


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William Harrison's household

Male

William

Harrison

Head
Female

Mary

Harrison

Wife
Female

Maria

Harrison

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Harrison

Daughter
Male

John

Fletcher

Son In Law
Male

Alexander

Ramsay

Boarder
Female

Amy

Cunningham

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Harrison
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Denton, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Harrison

Head

Married

56

1825

Denton, Lancashire, England

Mary

Harrison

Wife

Married

50

1831

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Maria

Harrison

Daughter

Married

23

1858

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Harrison

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Newton, Cheshire, England

John

Fletcher

Son In Law

Married

26

1855

Broadbottom, Cheshire, England

Alexander

Ramsay

Boarder

Married

43

1838

Scotland

Amy

Cunningham

Boarder

Single

14

1867

Oswestry, Shropshire, England

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