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Household of William Topping (born 1849, 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 Topping and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Topping, born in 1849 in Pemberton, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Topping, born in 1850 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Thomas (born 1876 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England), James (born 1878 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1880 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Lodger, Sarah Penk, born in 1860 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England.


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William Topping's household

Male

William

Topping

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Topping

Wife
Male

Thomas

Topping

Son
Male

James

Topping

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Topping

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Penk

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Topping
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Topping

Head

Married

32

1849

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Topping

Wife

Married

31

1850

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Topping

Son

Single

5

1876

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

James

Topping

Son

Single

3

1878

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Topping

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Penk

Lodger

Single

21

1860

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

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