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Household of William Openshaw (born 1849, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, 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 Openshaw and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Openshaw, born in 1849 in Bolton, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary E Openshaw, born in 1848 in St Helens, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Annie (born 1874 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Robert H (born 1876 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Amy G (born 1877 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) and Florence (born 1880 in Bolton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Sister, Emma (born 1869 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) and William's Brother In Law, Edward (born 1851 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England).


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William Openshaw's household

Male

William

Openshaw

Head
Female

Mary E

Openshaw

Wife
Female

Annie

Openshaw

Daughter
Male

Robert H

Openshaw

Son
Female

Amy G

Openshaw

Daughter
Female

Florence

Openshaw

Daughter
Female

Emma

Openshaw

Sister
Male

Edward

Henderson

Brother In Law
First name(s) William
Last name Openshaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Bolton, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Openshaw

Head

Married

32

1849

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Mary E

Openshaw

Wife

Married

33

1848

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Annie

Openshaw

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Robert H

Openshaw

Son

Single

5

1876

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Amy G

Openshaw

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Florence

Openshaw

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Emma

Openshaw

Sister

Single

12

1869

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Edward

Henderson

Brother In Law

Single

30

1851

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

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