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Household of William Ward (born 1829, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, 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 Ward and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Ward, born in 1829 in Daubhill, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Joseph Thompson, born in 1854 in Adlington, Lancashire, England. They had 1 child; Elizabeth, born 1849 in Daubhill, Lancashire, England. They had 3 grandchildren; Sarah A (born 1873 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), William (born 1876 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) and Jane (born 1880 in Bolton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Son In Law, Joseph (born 1854 in Adlington, Lancashire, England) and William's Lodger, Jane (born 1856 in Bolton, Lancashire, England).


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William Ward's household

Male

William

Ward

Head
Male

Joseph

Thompson

Son In Law
Female

Elizabeth

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Sarah A

Thompson

Grand Daughter
Male

William

Thompson

Grand Son
Female

Jane

Thompson

Grand Daughter
Female

Jane

Chadwick

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Ward
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Daubhill, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Ward

Head

Married

52

1829

Daubhill, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Thompson

Son In Law

Married

27

1854

Adlington, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Thompson

Daughter

Married

32

1849

Daubhill, Lancashire, England

Sarah A

Thompson

Grand Daughter

Single

8

1873

Bolton, Lancashire, England

William

Thompson

Grand Son

Single

5

1876

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Jane

Thompson

Grand Daughter

Single

1

1880

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Jane

Chadwick

Lodger

Single

25

1856

Bolton, Lancashire, England

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