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Household of William Hesketh (born 1840, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, 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 Hesketh and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Hesketh, born in 1840 in Ince, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Hesketh, born in 1840 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; Thomas (born 1864 in Ince, Lancashire, England), Jane (born 1866 in Ince, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1869 in Ince, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1871 in Ince, Lancashire, England), Henry (born 1874 in Ince, Lancashire, England), Agnes (born 1876 in Ince, Lancashire, England) and William (born 1879 in Ince, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Aunt, Francis Bowden, born in 1808 in Bolton, Lancashire, England.


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William Hesketh's household

Male

William

Hesketh

Head
Female

Margaret

Hesketh

Wife
Male

Thomas

Hesketh

Son
Female

Jane

Hesketh

Daughter
Female

Mary

Hesketh

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Hesketh

Daughter
Male

Henry

Hesketh

Son
Female

Agnes

Hesketh

Daughter
Male

William

Hesketh

Son
Female

Francis

Bowden

Aunt
First name(s) William
Last name Hesketh
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Ince, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Hesketh

Head

Married

41

1840

Ince, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Hesketh

Wife

Married

41

1840

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Hesketh

Son

Single

17

1864

Ince, Lancashire, England

Jane

Hesketh

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Ince, Lancashire, England

Mary

Hesketh

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Ince, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Hesketh

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Ince, Lancashire, England

Henry

Hesketh

Son

Single

7

1874

Ince, Lancashire, England

Agnes

Hesketh

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Ince, Lancashire, England

William

Hesketh

Son

Single

2

1879

Ince, Lancashire, England

Francis

Bowden

Aunt

Widow

73

1808

Bolton, Lancashire, England

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