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Civil Parish [or Township] of Wigan
Municipal Borough of Wigan
Municipal Ward of St. George’s
Parliamentary Borough of Wigan
Urban Sanitary District of Wigan
Ecclesiastical Parish or District of St. George’s

ROAD, STREET, &c. and No. or NAME of HOUSE NAME and Surname of each Person RELATION to Head of Family CONDITION as to Marriage AGE last Birthday of Rank, Profession, or OCCUPATION WHERE BORN
Males Females
148 Chapel Lane John Harrison Head Married 68   Cowkeeper Employs 1 Man Lancashire Coppull
Elizabeth Harrison Wife Married   70 Dairy Maiden Lancashire Upholland
Jemima Harrison Daughter Unmarried   34 Milliner Dress Maker Lancashire Adlington
Jemima Harrison Granddaughter Unmarried   13 Scholar Ireland
James Harrison Son Married 32   Coal Merchant Lancashire Adlington
Annie Harrison Daughter in Law Married   30 Formerly School Mistress Ireland
Roland [?] G. Harrison Grandson   2     Lancashire Wigan
Nellie E. Harrison Granddaughter Unmarried   1   Lancashire Wigan
150 Chapel Lane Henry Harrison Head Married 27   Iron Moulder Lancashire Adlington
Alice Harrison Wife Married   27   Lancashire Wigan
Jane Harrison Daughter     8 Scholar Lancashire Wigan
Elizabeth Harrison Daughter     5 Scholar Lancashire Wigan
James Harrison Son   2     Lancashire Wigan
Joseph Harrison Son   11 mos.     Lancashire Wigan

[Obtained from www.ancestry.co.uk. Census Reference: RG1 3766 folio 95 (page 7). The 1881 census was taken on the night of 3 April.]


Research Notes

We require Henry and Alice’s marriage certificate to confirm that this Henry is actually the son of John and Elizabeth, although his age and place of birth match the 1881 census for John and Elizabeth’s family.