Partial Transcript
Borough and Township of Wigan
| Name of Street, Place, or Road, and Name or No. of House | Name and Surname of each Person who abode in the house, on the Night of the 30th March, 1851 | Relation to Head of Family | Condition | Age of | Rank, Profession, or Occupation | Where Born | |
| Males | Females | ||||||
| 30 Princess Street, or Occlesham Yard | Henry Mawdsley | Head | Married | 45 | Cow Keeper | Lancashire, |
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| Ellen Mawdsley | Wife | Married | 37 | Lancashire, Skelmersdale | |||
| Ann Mawdsley | Daughter | Unmarried | 10 | Scholar | Lancashire, Skelmersdale | ||
| Evan Mawdsley | Son | Unmarried | 5 | Scholar | Lancashire, Skelmersdale | ||
| Mary Mawdsley | Daughter | Unmarried | 4 | Scholar | Lancashire, Wigan | ||
| Alice Mawdsley | Daughter | Unmarried | 2 | Lancashire, Wigan | |||
| Ellen Mawdsley | Daughter | Unmarried | 6 months | Lancashire, Wigan | |||
[Census microfilm reference HO 107/2199. The 1851 census was taken on the night of March 30]
Research Notes
It seems that Henry changed his mind about where he was from after talking to the census taker. Aughton is about 5 miles west of Skelmersdale. Son John Mawdsley does not appear in this census although he would have been 8 years old at the time. I have been unable to locate John in any 1851 census record and he remains a bit of a mystery.