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Household of William Whenell (born 1822, Lancashire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Whenell, born in 1822 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Whenell, born in 1829 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Margaret (born 1866 in Skerton, Lancashire, England), James (born 1868 in Skerton, Lancashire, England) and William (born 1868 in Skerton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Uncle, James (born 1799 in Lancashire, England) and William's Boarder, Hunter (born 1848 in Yorkshire, England).


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William Whenell's household

Male

William

Whenell

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Whenell

Wife
Female

Margaret

Whenell

Daughter
Male

James

Whenell

Son
Male

William

Whenell

Son
Male

James

Whenell

Uncle
Male

Hunter

Fell

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Whenell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 59
Birth year 1822
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Whenell

Head

Married

59

1822

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary Ann

Whenell

Wife

Married

52

1829

Lancaster, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Whenell

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Skerton, Lancashire, England

James

Whenell

Son

Single

13

1868

Skerton, Lancashire, England

William

Whenell

Son

Single

13

1868

Skerton, Lancashire, England

James

Whenell

Uncle

Widower

82

1799

Lancashire, England

Hunter

Fell

Boarder

Single

33

1848

Yorkshire, England

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