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Household of William Hesketh (born 1817, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leigh, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Hesketh, born in 1817 in Winwick, Lancashire, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Maria Newton Hesketh, born in 1835 in Scotland. They had 1 child; Richard, born 1870 in Atherton, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Mother, Jane (born 1787 in Kenyon, Lancashire, England) and William's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1851 in Leintwardine, Herefordshire, England).


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William Hesketh's household

Male

William

Hesketh

Head
Female

Maria Newton

Hesketh

Wife
Female

Jane

Hesketh

Mother
Male

Richard

Hesketh

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Hill

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Hesketh
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Winwick, Lancashire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Hesketh

Head

Married

64

1817

Winwick, Lancashire, England

Maria Newton

Hesketh

Wife

Married

46

1835

Scotland

Jane

Hesketh

Mother

Widow

94

1787

Kenyon, Lancashire, England

Richard

Hesketh

Son

Single

11

1870

Atherton, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Hill

Servant

Single

30

1851

Leintwardine, Herefordshire, England

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