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Household of William Wignall (born 1836, Lancashire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Wignall, born in 1836 in Lytham, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, widower. He had 5 children; Elizabeth (born 1864 in Lytham, Lancashire, England), John (born 1867 in Lytham, Lancashire, England), Richard (born 1871 in Lytham, Lancashire, England), Anne (born 1873 in Lytham, Lancashire, England) and Ellen (born 1876 in Lytham, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Mother In Law, Dorothy Pritchard, born in 1807 in Chester Le Street, Durham, England.


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William Wignall's household

Male

William

Wignall

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Wignall

Daughter
Male

John

Wignall

Son
Male

Richard

Wignall

Son
Female

Anne

Wignall

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Wignall

Daughter
Female

Dorothy

Pritchard

Mother In Law
First name(s) William
Last name Wignall
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Lytham, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Wignall

Head

Widower

45

1836

Lytham, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Wignall

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Lytham, Lancashire, England

John

Wignall

Son

Single

14

1867

Lytham, Lancashire, England

Richard

Wignall

Son

Single

10

1871

Lytham, Lancashire, England

Anne

Wignall

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Lytham, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Wignall

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Lytham, Lancashire, England

Dorothy

Pritchard

Mother In Law

Married

74

1807

Chester Le Street, Durham, England

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