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Household of William Hitchen (born 1846, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, 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 Hitchen and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Hitchen, born in 1846 in Middlewich, Cheshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Selina F Hitchen, born in 1847 in Sudbury, Suffolk, England. They had 2 children; William (born 1876 in Darwen, Lancashire, England) and Mabel (born 1880 in Darwen, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Sister In Law, Kate (born 1858 in Sudbury, Suffolk, England) and William's Assistant, Edgar (born 1858 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England).


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William Hitchen's household

Male

William

Hitchen

Head
Female

Selina F

Hitchen

Wife
Male

William

Hitchen

Son
Female

Mabel

Hitchen

Daughter
Female

Kate

Parsonson

Sister In Law
Male

Edgar

Rijjal

Assistant
First name(s) William
Last name Hitchen
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Middlewich, Cheshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Hitchen

Head

Married

35

1846

Middlewich, Cheshire, England

Selina F

Hitchen

Wife

Married

34

1847

Sudbury, Suffolk, England

William

Hitchen

Son

Single

5

1876

Darwen, Lancashire, England

Mabel

Hitchen

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Darwen, Lancashire, England

Kate

Parsonson

Sister In Law

Single

23

1858

Sudbury, Suffolk, England

Edgar

Rijjal

Assistant

Single

23

1858

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

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