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Household of William Scanlan (born 1848, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Preston, 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 Scanlan and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Scanlan, born in 1848 in Stockport, Cheshire, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Scanlan, born in 1850 in Preston, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Mary A (born 1874 in Preston, Dorset, England) and Ellen (born 1878 in Preston, Dorset, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Mother In Law, Mary Hopkins, born in 1816 in Preston, Dorset, England.


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William Scanlan's household

Male

William

Scanlan

Head
Female

Margaret

Scanlan

Wife
Female

Mary A

Scanlan

Daughter
Female

Mary

Hopkins

Mother In Law
Female

Ellen

Scanlan

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Scanlan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Stockport, Cheshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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William

Scanlan

Head

Married

33

1848

Stockport, Cheshire, England

Margaret

Scanlan

Wife

Married

31

1850

Preston, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Scanlan

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Preston, Dorset, England

Mary

Hopkins

Mother In Law

Single

65

1816

Preston, Dorset, England

Ellen

Scanlan

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Preston, Dorset, England

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