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Household of William Longton (born 1847, Lancashire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Longton, born in 1847 in Whittle Le Woods, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Longton, born in 1842 in Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; John (born 1874 in Leyland, Lancashire, England), Sarah H (born 1876 in Leyland, Lancashire, England), William (born 1878 in Leyland, Lancashire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1879 in Leyland, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Grand Mother, Dorothy Sumner, born in 1797 in Lancashire, England.


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William Longton's household

Male

William

Longton

Head
Female

Margaret

Longton

Wife
Male

John

Longton

Son
Female

Sarah H

Longton

Daughter
Male

William

Longton

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Longton

Daughter
Female

Dorothy

Sumner

Grand Mother
First name(s) William
Last name Longton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Whittle Le Woods, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Longton

Head

Married

34

1847

Whittle Le Woods, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Longton

Wife

Married

39

1842

Lancashire, England

John

Longton

Son

Single

7

1874

Leyland, Lancashire, England

Sarah H

Longton

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Leyland, Lancashire, England

William

Longton

Son

Single

3

1878

Leyland, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Longton

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Leyland, Lancashire, England

Dorothy

Sumner

Grand Mother

Single

84

1797

Lancashire, England

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