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Household of William Twist (born 1850, Lancashire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Twist, born in 1850 in St Helens, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Louisa Twist, born in 1857 in Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England. They had 2 children; Maud (born 1875 in St Helens, Lancashire, England) and Mildred (born 1877 in St Helens, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder, William (born 1821 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and William's Visitor, Lavinia (born 1867 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).


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William Twist's household

Male

William

Twist

Head
Female

Louisa

Twist

Wife
Female

Maud

Twist

Daughter
Female

Mildred

Twist

Daughter
Male

William

Burnett

Boarder
Female

Lavinia

Cochrane

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Twist
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place St Helens, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Twist

Head

Married

31

1850

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Louisa

Twist

Wife

Married

24

1857

Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England

Maud

Twist

Daughter

Single

6

1875

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Mildred

Twist

Daughter

Single

4

1877

St Helens, Lancashire, England

William

Burnett

Boarder

-

60

1821

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Lavinia

Cochrane

Visitor

Single

14

1867

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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