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Household of William Westwell (born 1823, 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 Westwell and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Westwell, born in 1823 in West Leigh, Lancashire, consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Westwell, born in 1828 in Luddenden Foot, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Sarah A (born 1858 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), James (born 1863 in Bootle, Lancashire, England), William H (born 1869 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and David (born 1821 in Scotland). They had 3 grandchildren; Mary J (born 1876 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), John A (born 1879 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and Elizabeth A (born 1881 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder, William (born 1865 in Hebden Bridge, Yorkshire, England) and William's Visitor, Elizabeth A (born 1862 in Hebden Bridge, Yorkshire, England).


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William Westwell's household

Male

William

Westwell

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Westwell

Wife
Female

Sarah A

Sheriff

Daughter
Male

James

Westwell

Son
Male

William H

Westwell

Son
Male

David

Sheriff

Son
Female

Mary J

Sheriff

Grand Daughter
Male

John A

Sheriff

Grand Son
Female

Elizabeth A

Sheriff

Grand Daughter
Male

William

Nickson

Boarder
Female

Elizabeth A

Dearden

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Westwell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place West Leigh, Lancashire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Westwell

Head

Married

58

1823

West Leigh, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Westwell

Wife

Married

53

1828

Luddenden Foot, Yorkshire, England

Sarah A

Sheriff

Daughter

Married

23

1858

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

James

Westwell

Son

Single

18

1863

Bootle, Lancashire, England

William H

Westwell

Son

Single

12

1869

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

David

Sheriff

Son

Married

60

1821

Scotland

Mary J

Sheriff

Grand Daughter

Single

5

1876

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

John A

Sheriff

Grand Son

Single

2

1879

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth A

Sheriff

Grand Daughter

Single

0

1881

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

William

Nickson

Boarder

Single

16

1865

Hebden Bridge, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth A

Dearden

Visitor

Single

19

1862

Hebden Bridge, Yorkshire, England

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