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Household of William Unsworth (born 1850, 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 Unsworth and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Unsworth, born in 1850 in Abram, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Betsey Unsworth, born in 1850 in Hindley, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Alice (born 1873 in West Leigh, Lancashire, England), James P (born 1875 in West Leigh, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1876 in Abram, Lancashire, England), Henry (born 1879 in Abram, Lancashire, England) and Thomas (born 1881 in Abram, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Lodger, John H (born 1855 in Dawley, Shropshire, England) and William's Lodger, William F (born 1857 in Dawley, Shropshire, England).


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William Unsworth's household

Male

William

Unsworth

Head
Female

Betsey

Unsworth

Wife
Female

Alice

Unsworth

Daughter
Male

James P

Unsworth

Son
Female

Mary

Unsworth

Daughter
Male

Henry

Unsworth

Son
Male

Thomas

Unsworth

Son
Male

John H

Bough

Lodger
Male

William F

Bough

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Unsworth
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Abram, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Unsworth

Head

Married

31

1850

Abram, Lancashire, England

Betsey

Unsworth

Wife

Married

31

1850

Hindley, Lancashire, England

Alice

Unsworth

Daughter

Single

8

1873

West Leigh, Lancashire, England

James P

Unsworth

Son

Single

6

1875

West Leigh, Lancashire, England

Mary

Unsworth

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Abram, Lancashire, England

Henry

Unsworth

Son

Single

2

1879

Abram, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Unsworth

Son

Single

0

1881

Abram, Lancashire, England

John H

Bough

Lodger

Single

26

1855

Dawley, Shropshire, England

William F

Bough

Lodger

Single

24

1857

Dawley, Shropshire, England

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