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Household of Abraham Farrar (born 1842, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dewsbury, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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.

Abraham Farrar and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Abraham Farrar, born in 1842 in Batley, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. Abraham was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Farrar, born in 1844 in Pocklington, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; William H (born 1866 in Batley, Yorkshire, England), Emily J (born 1868 in Batley, Yorkshire, England), Hannah (born 1871 in Batley, Yorkshire, England), Richard (born 1870 in Batley, Yorkshire, England) and Jonah D (born 1875 in Batley, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Abraham's Boarder, John A Shelton, born in 1855 in Batley, Yorkshire, England.


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Abraham Farrar's household

Male

Abraham

Farrar

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Farrar

Wife
Male

William H

Farrar

Son
Female

Emily J

Farrar

Daughter
Female

Hannah

Farrar

Daughter
Male

Richard

Farrar

Son
Male

Jonah D

Farrar

Son
Male

John A

Shelton

Boarder
First name(s) Abraham
Last name Farrar
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Batley, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Abraham

Farrar

Head

Married

39

1842

Batley, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Farrar

Wife

Married

37

1844

Pocklington, Yorkshire, England

William H

Farrar

Son

Single

15

1866

Batley, Yorkshire, England

Emily J

Farrar

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Batley, Yorkshire, England

Hannah

Farrar

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Batley, Yorkshire, England

Richard

Farrar

Son

Single

11

1870

Batley, Yorkshire, England

Jonah D

Farrar

Son

Single

6

1875

Batley, Yorkshire, England

John A

Shelton

Boarder

Single

26

1855

Batley, Yorkshire, England

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