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Household of William Johnston (born 1851, 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 Johnston and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Johnston, born in 1851 in Wigan, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ann Johnston, born in 1850 in Salford, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; William A (born 1876 in Sale, Cheshire, England), Ethel (born 1877 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Matthew E (born 1879 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Harold (born 1880 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Alice Kelsey, born in 1869 in Salford, Lancashire, England.


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William Johnston's household

Male

William

Johnston

Head
Female

Ann

Johnston

Wife
Male

William A

Johnston

Son
Female

Ethel

Johnston

Daughter
Male

Matthew E

Johnston

Son
Male

Harold

Johnston

Son
Female

Alice

Kelsey

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Johnston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Wigan, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Johnston

Head

Married

30

1851

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Ann

Johnston

Wife

Married

31

1850

Salford, Lancashire, England

William A

Johnston

Son

Single

5

1876

Sale, Cheshire, England

Ethel

Johnston

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Matthew E

Johnston

Son

Single

2

1879

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Harold

Johnston

Son

Single

1

1880

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Alice

Kelsey

Servant

Single

12

1869

Salford, Lancashire, England

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