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Household of William Proffitt (born 1840, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Congleton, 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 Proffitt and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Proffitt, born in 1840 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Proffitt, born in 1834 in Hanley, Staffordshire, England. They had 3 children; Alice (born 1862 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England), Frederick (born 1870 in Congleton, Cheshire, England) and Joseph (born 1871 in Congleton, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Sister In Law, Mary Crewe, born in 1857 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England.


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William Proffitt's household

Male

William

Proffitt

Head
Female

Jane

Proffitt

Wife
Female

Alice

Proffitt

Daughter
Male

Frederick

Proffitt

Son
Male

Joseph

Proffitt

Son
Female

Mary

Crewe

Sister In Law
First name(s) William
Last name Proffitt
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Proffitt

Head

Married

41

1840

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Jane

Proffitt

Wife

Married

47

1834

Hanley, Staffordshire, England

Alice

Proffitt

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Frederick

Proffitt

Son

Single

11

1870

Congleton, Cheshire, England

Joseph

Proffitt

Son

Single

10

1871

Congleton, Cheshire, England

Mary

Crewe

Sister In Law

Single

24

1857

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

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