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Household of Henry Fretson (born 1839, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheffield, 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.

Henry Fretson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Fretson, born in 1839 in Hanley, Staffordshire, consisted of 9 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Maria Fretson, born in 1841 in Derbyshire, England. They had 4 children; Elizabeth (born 1860 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Sarah (born 1866 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Caroline (born 1870 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Ellen (born 1879 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Henry's Mother, Elizabeth (born 1811 in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England), Henry's Visitor, John (born 1855 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Henry's Nephew, Joseph (born 1869 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).


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Henry Fretson's household

Male

Henry

Fretson

Head
Female

Maria

Fretson

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Fretson

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Fretson

Daughter
Female

Caroline

Fretson

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Fretson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Smith

Mother
Male

John

Mulvey

Visitor
Male

Joseph

Wainwright

Nephew
First name(s) Henry
Last name Fretson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Hanley, Staffordshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Fretson

Head

Married

42

1839

Hanley, Staffordshire, England

Maria

Fretson

Wife

Married

40

1841

Derbyshire, England

Elizabeth

Fretson

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Fretson

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Caroline

Fretson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Ellen

Fretson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Smith

Mother

Widow

70

1811

Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England

John

Mulvey

Visitor

Single

26

1855

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Wainwright

Nephew

Single

12

1869

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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