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Household of William Penny (born 1822, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, Cheshire, 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 Penny and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Penny, born in 1822 in Hazelgrove, Cheshire, consisted of 4 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Penny, born in 1841 in Ashton, Lancashire, England. They had 1 child; David, born 1877 in Godley, Cheshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was William's Mother In Law, Ann Makinson, born in 1821 in Ashton, Lancashire, England.


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William Penny's household

Male

William

Penny

Head
Female

Mary

Penny

Wife
Male

David

Penny

Son
Female

Ann

Makinson

Mother In Law
First name(s) William
Last name Penny
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 59
Birth year 1822
Birth place Hazelgrove, Cheshire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Penny

Head

Married

59

1822

Hazelgrove, Cheshire, England

Mary

Penny

Wife

Married

40

1841

Ashton, Lancashire, England

David

Penny

Son

Single

4

1877

Godley, Cheshire, England

Ann

Makinson

Mother In Law

Married

60

1821

Ashton, Lancashire, England

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