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Household of Edward Farnhill (born 1834, 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.

Edward Farnhill and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Farnhill, born in 1834 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Sarah Farnhill, born in 1840 in Thornhill, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; William H (born 1864 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England), Annie (born 1865 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England) and Arthur J (born 1880 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Edward's Mother, Hannah (born 1810 in Thornhill, Yorkshire, England) and Edward's Lodger, Ralph (born 1859 in Long Dean, Wiltshire, England).


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Edward Farnhill's household

Male

Edward

Farnhill

Head
Female

Sarah

Farnhill

Wife
Male

William H

Farnhill

Son
Female

Annie

Farnhill

Daughter
Male

Arthur J

Farnhill

Son
Female

Hannah

Farnhill

Mother
Male

Ralph

Blake

Lodger
First name(s) Edward
Last name Farnhill
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Farnhill

Head

Married

47

1834

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Farnhill

Wife

Married

41

1840

Thornhill, Yorkshire, England

William H

Farnhill

Son

Single

17

1864

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Annie

Farnhill

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Arthur J

Farnhill

Son

Single

1

1880

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Hannah

Farnhill

Mother

Widow

71

1810

Thornhill, Yorkshire, England

Ralph

Blake

Lodger

Single

22

1859

Long Dean, Wiltshire, England

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