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Household of John Edward Counsell (born 1851, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, 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.

John Edward Counsell and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Edward Counsell, born in 1851 in Hulme, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. John Edward was the head of the household, married to Eliza Counsell, born in 1851 in Dukinfield, Cheshire, England. They had 6 children; Drasilla West (born 1871 in Leek, Staffordshire, England), Fred West (born 1872 in Leek, Staffordshire, England), Hester (born 1874 in Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England), William Arthur (born 1876 in Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England), Lilly (born 1878 in Stalybridge, Lancashire, England) and John Edward (born 1880 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John Edward's Sister In Law, Harriet West, born in 1863 in Leek, Staffordshire, England.


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John Edward Counsell's household

Male

John Edward

Counsell

Head
Female

Eliza

Counsell

Wife
Female

Drasilla West

Counsell

Daughter
Male

Fred West

Counsell

Son
Female

Hester

Counsell

Daughter
Male

William Arthur

Counsell

Son
Female

Lilly

Counsell

Daughter
Male

John Edward

Counsell

Son
Female

Harriet

West

Sister In Law
First name(s) John Edward
Last name Counsell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Hulme, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John Edward

Counsell

Head

Married

30

1851

Hulme, Lancashire, England

Eliza

Counsell

Wife

Married

30

1851

Dukinfield, Cheshire, England

Drasilla West

Counsell

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Leek, Staffordshire, England

Fred West

Counsell

Son

Single

9

1872

Leek, Staffordshire, England

Hester

Counsell

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England

William Arthur

Counsell

Son

Single

5

1876

Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England

Lilly

Counsell

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Stalybridge, Lancashire, England

John Edward

Counsell

Son

Single

1

1880

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Harriet

West

Sister In Law

Single

18

1863

Leek, Staffordshire, England

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