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Household of William Harrison (born 1847, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Preston, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Harrison, born in 1847 in Singleton, Lancashire, consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Harrison, born in 1848 in Preston, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Alice (born 1869 in Preston, Lancashire, England), William (born 1871 in Preston, Lancashire, England), John (born 1874 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Richard (born 1876 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Sarah (born 1878 in Preston, Lancashire, England) and Edward (born 1881 in Preston, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Hannah (born 1810 in Preston, Lancashire, England), William's Niece, Alice (born 1870 in Preston, Lancashire, England) and William's Niece, Sarah Jane (born 1872 in Preston, Lancashire, England).


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William Harrison's household

Male

William

Harrison

Head
Female

Jane

Harrison

Wife
Female

Alice

Harrison

Daughter
Male

William

Harrison

Son
Male

John

Harrison

Son
Male

Richard

Harrison

Son
Female

Sarah

Harrison

Daughter
Male

Edward

Harrison

Son
Female

Hannah

Houghton

Servant
Female

Alice

Swarbrick

Niece
Female

Sarah Jane

Swarbrick

Niece
First name(s) William
Last name Harrison
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Singleton, Lancashire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Harrison

Head

Married

34

1847

Singleton, Lancashire, England

Jane

Harrison

Wife

Married

33

1848

Preston, Lancashire, England

Alice

Harrison

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Preston, Lancashire, England

William

Harrison

Son

Single

10

1871

Preston, Lancashire, England

John

Harrison

Son

Single

7

1874

Preston, Lancashire, England

Richard

Harrison

Son

Single

5

1876

Preston, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Harrison

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Preston, Lancashire, England

Edward

Harrison

Son

Single

0

1881

Preston, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Houghton

Servant

Widow

71

1810

Preston, Lancashire, England

Alice

Swarbrick

Niece

Single

11

1870

Preston, Lancashire, England

Sarah Jane

Swarbrick

Niece

Single

9

1872

Preston, Lancashire, England

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