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Household of William Scholes (born 1837, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prestwich, 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 Scholes and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Scholes, born in 1837 in Prestwich, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Grace Scholes, born in 1832 in Prestwich, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Thomas B (born 1859 in Prestwich, Lancashire, England), Robert B (born 1861 in Prestwich, Lancashire, England), Sarah (born 1867 in Prestwich, Lancashire, England) and Leah (born 1875 in Prestwich, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Lodger, Charles Pollit, born in 1821 in Prestwich, Lancashire, England.


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William Scholes's household

Male

William

Scholes

Head
Female

Grace

Scholes

Wife
Male

Thomas B

Scholes

Son
Male

Robert B

Scholes

Son
Female

Sarah

Scholes

Daughter
Female

Leah

Scholes

Daughter
Male

Charles

Pollit

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Scholes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Prestwich, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Scholes

Head

Married

44

1837

Prestwich, Lancashire, England

Grace

Scholes

Wife

Married

49

1832

Prestwich, Lancashire, England

Thomas B

Scholes

Son

Single

22

1859

Prestwich, Lancashire, England

Robert B

Scholes

Son

Single

20

1861

Prestwich, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Scholes

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Prestwich, Lancashire, England

Leah

Scholes

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Prestwich, Lancashire, England

Charles

Pollit

Lodger

Single

60

1821

Prestwich, Lancashire, England

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