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Household of Denton Shoesmith (born 1836, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Halifax, 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.

Denton Shoesmith and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Denton Shoesmith, born in 1836 in Halifax, Yorkshire, consisted of 4 members. Denton was the head of the household, married to Jane Shoesmith, born in 1839 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England. They had 1 child; Mary H, born 1865 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Denton's Step Daughter, Alice Scholfield, born in 1861 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England.


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Denton Shoesmith's household

Male

Denton

Shoesmith

Head
Female

Jane

Shoesmith

Wife
Female

Alice

Scholfield

Step Daughter
Female

Mary H

Shoesmith

Daughter
First name(s) Denton
Last name Shoesmith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Denton

Shoesmith

Head

Married

45

1836

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Shoesmith

Wife

Married

42

1839

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Alice

Scholfield

Step Daughter

Single

20

1861

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Mary H

Shoesmith

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

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