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Household of William Scotson (born 1833, Lancashire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Scotson, born in 1833 in Abram, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Alice Scotson, born in 1849 in Hindley, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Elizabeth (born 1873 in Hindley, Lancashire, England), Robert (born 1876 in Hindley, Lancashire, England), Hannah (born 1877 in Abram, Lancashire, England) and James (born 1880 in Abram, Lancashire, England).


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William Scotson's household

Male

William

Scotson

Head
Female

Alice

Scotson

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Green (Scotson)

Daughter
Male

Robert

Scotson

Son
Female

Hannah

Scotson

Daughter
Male

James

Scotson

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Scotson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Abram, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Scotson

Head

Married

48

1833

Abram, Lancashire, England

Alice

Scotson

Wife

Married

32

1849

Hindley, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Green (Scotson)

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Hindley, Lancashire, England

Robert

Scotson

Son

Single

5

1876

Hindley, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Scotson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Abram, Lancashire, England

James

Scotson

Son

Single

1

1880

Abram, Lancashire, England

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