Partial Transcript

Administrative County: Lancashire

The undermentioned Houses are situate within the Boundaries of the
Civil Parish of Wigan
Ecclesiastical Parish of Wigan St. James
County Borough of Wigan
Ward of Municipal Borough of No. 6 or Poolstock
Parliamentary Borough of Wigan

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 PROFESSION OR OCCUPATION WHERE BORN
Males Females
69 Byrom Street Thomas Thompson Head Married 32   Coal Miner Crewer [worker] Lancashire, Wigan
Annie Thompson Wife Married   30   Lancashire, Wigan
Ethel Thompson Daughter     9   Lancashire, Wigan
Alice Thompson Daughter     8   Lancashire, Wigan
Mary Ann Thompson Daughter     5   Lancashire, Wigan
James Ed Thompson Son   3     Lancashire, Wigan
Florence Thompson Daughter     1   Lancashire, Wigan
Annie Thompson Daughter     1 month   Lancashire, Wigan
Edward Barton Boarder Married 61   Retired Iron Moulder Lancashire, Preston

[Microfilm reference RG13 3555, Page 27 (folio 117). The 1901 census was taken on the night of 31 March.]


Research Notes

In 1901 Ann Barton gave her marital status as “Widow” and yet here we find her husband Edward. This suggests that the couple may have had a bitter falling out!