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Household of Elijah Firth (born 1802, 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.

Elijah Firth and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Elijah Firth, born in 1802 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. Elijah was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Firth, born in 1807 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England. They had 1 child; William, born 1834 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 grandchildren; Walter (born 1865 in Overton, Yorkshire, England), Oliver (born 1871 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England), Spencer (born 1873 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England) and Anne (born 1877 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England).


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Elijah Firth's household

Male

Elijah

Firth

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Firth

Wife
Male

William

Shimmons

Son
Male

Walter

Shimmons

Grand Son
Male

Oliver

Shimmons

Grand Son
Male

Spencer

Shimmons

Grand Son
Female

Anne

Shimmons

Grand Daughter
First name(s) Elijah
Last name Firth
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 79
Birth year 1802
Birth place Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Elijah

Firth

Head

Married

79

1802

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Firth

Wife

Married

74

1807

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

William

Shimmons

Son

Widower

47

1834

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Walter

Shimmons

Grand Son

Single

16

1865

Overton, Yorkshire, England

Oliver

Shimmons

Grand Son

Single

10

1871

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Spencer

Shimmons

Grand Son

Single

8

1873

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Anne

Shimmons

Grand Daughter

Single

4

1877

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

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