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Household of William Rees (born 1840, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Derby, 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 Rees and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Rees, born in 1840 in Liverpool, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Rees, born in 1846 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Harriett E (born 1867 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Edith M (born 1869 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Henry (born 1870 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Maud M (born 1874 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and Florence (born 1876 in Buxton, Derbyshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Wifes Mother, Mary E (born 1822 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and William's Servant, Sarah (born 1864 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).


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William Rees's household

Male

William

Rees

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Rees

Wife
Female

Harriett E

Rees

Daughter
Female

Edith M

Rees

Daughter
Male

Henry

Rees

Son
Female

Maud M

Rees

Daughter
Female

Florence

Rees

Daughter
Female

Mary E

Mc Coy

Wifes Mother
Female

Sarah

Pottage

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Rees
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Rees

Head

Married

41

1840

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Rees

Wife

Married

35

1846

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Harriett E

Rees

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Edith M

Rees

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Henry

Rees

Son

Single

11

1870

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Maud M

Rees

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Florence

Rees

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Buxton, Derbyshire, England

Mary E

Mc Coy

Wifes Mother

Widow

59

1822

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Pottage

Servant

Single

17

1864

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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