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Household of William J Johnson (born 1842, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, 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 J Johnson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William J Johnson, born in 1842 in Chorlton on Medlock, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. William J was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Johnson, born in 1841 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Annie (born 1867 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Mary E (born 1872 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Joseph (born 1873 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Ruth (born 1876 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Thomas W (born 1879 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William J's Lodger, Eli Kay, born in 1859 in Lancashire, England.


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William J Johnson's household

Male

William J

Johnson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Johnson

Wife
Female

Annie

Johnson

Daughter
Female

Mary E

Johnson

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Johnson

Son
Female

Ruth

Johnson

Daughter
Male

Thomas W

Johnson

Son
Male

Eli

Kay

Lodger
First name(s) William J
Last name Johnson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Chorlton on Medlock, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William J

Johnson

Head

Married

39

1842

Chorlton on Medlock, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Johnson

Wife

Married

40

1841

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Annie

Johnson

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary E

Johnson

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Johnson

Son

Single

8

1873

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Ruth

Johnson

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Thomas W

Johnson

Son

Single

2

1879

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Eli

Kay

Lodger

Single

22

1859

Lancashire, England

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