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Household of William Kent (born 1818, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, 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 Kent and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Kent, born in 1818 in Cornwall, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Ann Kent, born in 1825 in Oldham, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Harriet Jane (born 1850 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Edward George (born 1855 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), William (born 1861 in Ashton, Lancashire, England) and Clara (born 1863 in Bury, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Visitor, Hannah (born 1806 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) and William's Boarder, Mary (born 1815 in Oldham, Lancashire, England).


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William Kent's household

Male

William

Kent

Head
Female

Sarah Ann

Kent

Wife
Female

Harriet Jane

Kent

Daughter
Male

Edward George

Kent

Son
Male

William

Kent

Son
Female

Clara

Kent

Daughter
Female

Hannah

Schofield

Visitor
Female

Mary

Brierley

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Kent
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 63
Birth year 1818
Birth place Cornwall, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Kent

Head

Married

63

1818

Cornwall, England

Sarah Ann

Kent

Wife

Married

56

1825

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Harriet Jane

Kent

Daughter

Single

31

1850

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Edward George

Kent

Son

Single

26

1855

Oldham, Lancashire, England

William

Kent

Son

Single

20

1861

Ashton, Lancashire, England

Clara

Kent

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Bury, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Schofield

Visitor

Widow

75

1806

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Mary

Brierley

Boarder

Single

66

1815

Oldham, Lancashire, England

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