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Household of William Pollitt (born 1839, Lancashire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Pollitt, born in 1839 in Eccles, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Pollitt, born in 1841 in Pendleton, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Sarah Ann (born 1861 in Pendleton, Lancashire, England), John Joseph (born 1867 in Pendleton, Lancashire, England), Charles Edward (born 1873 in Pendleton, Lancashire, England) and Mary Jane (born 1876 in Pendleton, Lancashire, England). They had 1 grandchild; George Edward, born 1879 in Pendleton, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was William's Lodger, James Charters, born in 1854 in Carlisle, Cumberland, England.


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William Pollitt's household

Male

William

Pollitt

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Pollitt

Wife
Female

Sarah Ann

Torr

Daughter
Male

John Joseph

Pollitt

Son
Male

Charles Edward

Pollitt

Son
Female

Mary Jane

Pollitt

Daughter
Male

George Edward

Torr

Grand Son
Male

James

Charters

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Pollitt
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Eccles, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Pollitt

Head

Married

42

1839

Eccles, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Pollitt

Wife

Married

40

1841

Pendleton, Lancashire, England

Sarah Ann

Torr

Daughter

Married

20

1861

Pendleton, Lancashire, England

John Joseph

Pollitt

Son

Single

14

1867

Pendleton, Lancashire, England

Charles Edward

Pollitt

Son

Single

8

1873

Pendleton, Lancashire, England

Mary Jane

Pollitt

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Pendleton, Lancashire, England

George Edward

Torr

Grand Son

Single

2

1879

Pendleton, Lancashire, England

James

Charters

Lodger

Single

27

1854

Carlisle, Cumberland, England

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