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Household of Gershaw Cranswick (born 1839, Yorkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Pontefract, 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.
Gershaw Cranswick and 9 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Gershaw Cranswick, born in 1839 in Selby, Yorkshire, consisted of 10 members. Gershaw was the head of the household, married to Mary A Cranswick, born in 1841 in Milford, Yorkshire, England. They had 7 children; William (born 1859 in Selby, Yorkshire, England), James (born 1866 in Selby, Yorkshire, England), Robert (born 1868 in Whitwood, Yorkshire, England), Harry (born 1872 in Whitwood, Yorkshire, England), Mary A (born 1874 in Whitwood, Yorkshire, England), Albert (born 1877 in Whitwood, Yorkshire, England) and Minnie (born 1879 in Whitwood, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Gershaw's Boarder, John Bitton Ellmer, born in 1845 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England.
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Gershaw Cranswick's household
Gershaw
Cranswick
Head
Mary A
Cranswick
Wife
William
Cranswick
Son
James
Cranswick
Son
Robert
Cranswick
Son
Harry
Cranswick
Son
Mary A
Cranswick
Daughter
Albert
Cranswick
Son
Minnie
Cranswick
Daughter
John Bitton
Ellmer
Boarder
| First name(s) | Gershaw |
| Last name | Cranswick |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 42 |
| Birth year | 1839 |
| Birth place | Selby, Yorkshire, England |
Household members (10 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gershaw | Cranswick | Head | Married | 42 | 1839 | Selby, Yorkshire, England | |
Mary A | Cranswick | Wife | Married | 40 | 1841 | Milford, Yorkshire, England | |
William | Cranswick | Son | Single | 22 | 1859 | Selby, Yorkshire, England | |
James | Cranswick | Son | Single | 15 | 1866 | Selby, Yorkshire, England | |
Robert | Cranswick | Son | Single | 13 | 1868 | Whitwood, Yorkshire, England | |
Harry | Cranswick | Son | Single | 9 | 1872 | Whitwood, Yorkshire, England | |
Mary A | Cranswick | Daughter | Single | 7 | 1874 | Whitwood, Yorkshire, England | |
Albert | Cranswick | Son | Single | 4 | 1877 | Whitwood, Yorkshire, England | |
Minnie | Cranswick | Daughter | Single | 2 | 1879 | Whitwood, Yorkshire, England | |
John Bitton | Ellmer | Boarder | Single | 36 | 1845 | Wakefield, Yorkshire, England |
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