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Household of William Prescott (born 1844, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ormskirk, 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 Prescott and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Prescott, born in 1844 in Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Eliza Prescott, born in 1846 in Lancashire, England. They had 8 children; Thomas (born 1869 in Lancashire, England), Ellen (born 1871 in Lancashire, England), William (born 1872 in Lancashire, England), Jane (born 1874 in Lancashire, England), John (born 1876 in Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1878 in Lancashire, England), Mark (born 1879 in Lancashire, England) and Daniel (born 1881 in Lancashire, England).


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William Prescott's household

Male

William

Prescott

Head
Female

Eliza

Prescott

Wife
Male

Thomas

Prescott

Son
Female

Ellen

Prescott

Daughter
Male

William

Prescott

Son
Female

Jane

Prescott

Daughter
Male

John

Prescott

Son
Female

Margaret

Prescott

Daughter
Male

Mark

Prescott

Son
Male

Daniel

Prescott

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Prescott
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Prescott

Head

Married

37

1844

Lancashire, England

Eliza

Prescott

Wife

Married

35

1846

Lancashire, England

Thomas

Prescott

Son

Single

12

1869

Lancashire, England

Ellen

Prescott

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Lancashire, England

William

Prescott

Son

Single

9

1872

Lancashire, England

Jane

Prescott

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Lancashire, England

John

Prescott

Son

Single

5

1876

Lancashire, England

Margaret

Prescott

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Lancashire, England

Mark

Prescott

Son

Single

2

1879

Lancashire, England

Daniel

Prescott

Son

Single

0

1881

Lancashire, England

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