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Household of William Skillen (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 Skillen and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Skillen, born in 1855 in Liverpool, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Anna E Skillen, born in 1851 in Dover, Kent, England. They had 2 children; William R (born 1877 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and Annie M (born 1881 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Visitor, Jessie (born 1847 in Anderton, Cornwall, England), William's Lodger, John J (born 1842 in Ireland), William's Lodger, Margaret C (born 1851 in Sheerness, Kent, England) and William's Lodger, Rosana V M (born 1877 in Sheerness, Kent, England).


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William Skillen's household

Male

William

Skillen

Head
Female

Anna E

Skillen

Wife
Male

William R

Skillen

Son
Female

Annie M

Skillen

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Waterman

Visitor
Male

John J

Barry

Lodger
Female

Margaret C

Barry

Lodger
Female

Rosana V M

Barry

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Skillen
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Skillen

Head

Married

26

1855

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Anna E

Skillen

Wife

Married

30

1851

Dover, Kent, England

William R

Skillen

Son

Single

4

1877

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Annie M

Skillen

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Jessie

Waterman

Visitor

Single

34

1847

Anderton, Cornwall, England

John J

Barry

Lodger

Married

39

1842

Ireland

Margaret C

Barry

Lodger

Married

30

1851

Sheerness, Kent, England

Rosana V M

Barry

Lodger

Single

4

1877

Sheerness, Kent, England

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