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Household of William R Ward (born 1847, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prescot, 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 R Ward and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William R Ward, born in 1847 in Blackburn, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. William R was the head of the household, married to Jemima Ward, born in 1846 in Derby, Derbyshire, England. They had 3 children; Frank E (born 1876 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), John W (born 1878 in St Helens, Lancashire, England) and Percy (born 1880 in St Helens, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William R's Boarder, Elizabeth (born 1843 in Southport, Lancashire, England) and William R's Servant, Emma (born 1853 in Ormskirk, Lancashire, England).


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William R Ward's household

Male

William R

Ward

Head
Female

Jemima

Ward

Wife
Male

Frank E

Ward

Son
Male

John W

Ward

Son
Male

Percy

Ward

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Smallshaw

Boarder
Female

Emma

Dadge

Servant
First name(s) William R
Last name Ward
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William R

Ward

Head

Married

34

1847

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Jemima

Ward

Wife

Married

35

1846

Derby, Derbyshire, England

Frank E

Ward

Son

Single

5

1876

St Helens, Lancashire, England

John W

Ward

Son

Single

3

1878

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Percy

Ward

Son

Single

1

1880

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Smallshaw

Boarder

Single

38

1843

Southport, Lancashire, England

Emma

Dadge

Servant

Single

28

1853

Ormskirk, Lancashire, England

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