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Household of William James Beswick (born 1844, 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 James Beswick and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William James Beswick, born in 1844 in Urmston, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. William James was the head of the household, married to Maria Alice Beswick, born in 1848 in Hulme, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Lilly Cooke (born 1873 in Stretford, Lancashire, England), Frank David (born 1875 in Stretford, Lancashire, England) and Florence Beatrice (born 1881 in Moss Side, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William James's Mother In Law, Sarah Cooke, born in 1818 in Salford, Lancashire, England.


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William James Beswick's household

Male

William James

Beswick

Head
Female

Maria Alice

Beswick

Wife
Female

Lilly Cooke

Beswick

Daughter
Male

Frank David

Beswick

Son
Female

Florence Beatrice

Beswick

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Cooke

Mother In Law
First name(s) William James
Last name Beswick
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Urmston, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William James

Beswick

Head

Married

37

1844

Urmston, Lancashire, England

Maria Alice

Beswick

Wife

Married

33

1848

Hulme, Lancashire, England

Lilly Cooke

Beswick

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Stretford, Lancashire, England

Frank David

Beswick

Son

Single

6

1875

Stretford, Lancashire, England

Florence Beatrice

Beswick

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Moss Side, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Cooke

Mother In Law

Widow

63

1818

Salford, Lancashire, England

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