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Household of William Norton (born 1838, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barrow in Furness, 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 Norton and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Norton, born in 1838 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Benjamin Norton, born in 1864 in York, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Benjamin (born 1864 in York, Yorkshire, England), Rebecca (born 1866 in Barrow, Cheshire, England), William (born 1873 in Barrow, Cheshire, England) and Alice (born 1875 in Barrow, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Annie (born 1855 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England) and William's Servant, Kate (born 1861 in York, Yorkshire, England).


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William Norton's household

Male

William

Norton

Head
Male

Benjamin

Norton

Son
Female

Rebecca

Norton

Daughter
Male

William

Norton

Son
Female

Alice

Norton

Daughter
Female

Annie

Gabbital

Servant
Female

Kate

Nixon

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Norton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Norton

Head

Married

43

1838

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Benjamin

Norton

Son

Single

17

1864

York, Yorkshire, England

Rebecca

Norton

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Barrow, Cheshire, England

William

Norton

Son

Single

8

1873

Barrow, Cheshire, England

Alice

Norton

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Barrow, Cheshire, England

Annie

Gabbital

Servant

Single

26

1855

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England

Kate

Nixon

Servant

Single

20

1861

York, Yorkshire, England

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