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Household of William Houghton (born 1833, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ormskirk, 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 Houghton and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Houghton, born in 1833 in St Helens, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Houghton, born in 1835 in Warrington, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Frederic (born 1867 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Clare (born 1872 in Preston, Lancashire, England) and Charles (born 1874 in Preston, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Sarah A (born 1845 in Lancashire, England) and William's Servant, Frances A (born 1853 in Lancashire, England).


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William Houghton's household

Male

William

Houghton

Head
Female

Mary

Houghton

Wife
Male

Frederic

Houghton

Son
Female

Clare

Houghton

Daughter
Male

Charles

Houghton

Son
Female

Sarah A

Critchley

Servant
Female

Frances A

Critchley

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Houghton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place St Helens, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Houghton

Head

Married

48

1833

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Mary

Houghton

Wife

Married

46

1835

Warrington, Lancashire, England

Frederic

Houghton

Son

Single

14

1867

Preston, Lancashire, England

Clare

Houghton

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Preston, Lancashire, England

Charles

Houghton

Son

Single

7

1874

Preston, Lancashire, England

Sarah A

Critchley

Servant

Single

36

1845

Lancashire, England

Frances A

Critchley

Servant

Single

28

1853

Lancashire, England

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