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Household of William Orrell (born 1848, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, 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 Orrell and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Orrell, born in 1848 in Pemberton, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Orrell, born in 1851 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; William E (born 1874 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1876 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England), Ellen (born 1877 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England), James (born 1879 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England) and John (born 1881 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Stepdaughter, Sarah J (born 1870 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England) and William's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1866 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England).


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William Orrell's household

Male

William

Orrell

Head
Female

Mary

Orrell

Wife
Female

Sarah J

Dawber

Stepdaughter
Male

William E

Orrell

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Orrell

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Orrell

Daughter
Male

James

Orrell

Son
Male

John

Orrell

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Walsh

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Orrell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Orrell

Head

Married

33

1848

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Mary

Orrell

Wife

Married

30

1851

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Sarah J

Dawber

Stepdaughter

Single

11

1870

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

William E

Orrell

Son

Single

7

1874

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Orrell

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Orrell

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

James

Orrell

Son

Single

2

1879

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

John

Orrell

Son

Single

0

1881

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Walsh

Servant

Single

15

1866

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

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