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Household of William Sefton (born 1855, 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 Sefton and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Sefton, born in 1855 in Liverpool, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Sefton, born in 1856 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; John (born 1877 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and William J (born 1880 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Mother In Law, Elizabeth (born 1826 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), William's Boarder, Murdo (born 1855 in Invernessshire, Scotland), William's Boarder, John (born 1856 in City of London, Middlesex, England), William's Boarder, Hannah (born 1861 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and William's Boarder, Emma (born 1812 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).


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William Sefton's household

Male

William

Sefton

Head
Female

Mary

Sefton

Wife
Male

John

Sefton

Son
Male

William J

Sefton

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Welsby

Mother In Law
Male

Murdo

Mc Gregor

Boarder
Male

John

Mc Ken

Boarder
Female

Hannah

Ashbore

Boarder
Female

Emma

Jeffries

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Sefton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
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

Sefton

Head

Married

26

1855

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Mary

Sefton

Wife

Married

25

1856

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

John

Sefton

Son

Single

4

1877

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

William J

Sefton

Son

Single

1

1880

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Welsby

Mother In Law

Married

55

1826

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Murdo

Mc Gregor

Boarder

Single

26

1855

Invernessshire, Scotland

John

Mc Ken

Boarder

Single

25

1856

City of London, Middlesex, England

Hannah

Ashbore

Boarder

Single

20

1861

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Emma

Jeffries

Boarder

Widow

69

1812

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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