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Household of Henry Shay (born 1839, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bramley, 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 Shay and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Shay, born in 1839 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, consisted of 5 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Jemima Shay, born in 1841 in Knottingley, Yorkshire, England. They had 1 child; Lilly, born 1876 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Henry's Lodger, William (born 1862 in Middleton, Yorkshire, England) and Henry's Lodger, William (born 1863 in Staddlethorpe, Yorkshire, England).


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Henry Shay's household

Male

Henry

Shay

Head
Female

Jemima

Shay

Wife
Female

Lilly

Shay

Daughter
Male

William

Atkinson

Lodger
Male

William

Evers

Lodger
First name(s) Henry
Last name Shay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Shay

Head

Married

42

1839

Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

Jemima

Shay

Wife

Married

40

1841

Knottingley, Yorkshire, England

Lilly

Shay

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

William

Atkinson

Lodger

Single

19

1862

Middleton, Yorkshire, England

William

Evers

Lodger

Single

18

1863

Staddlethorpe, Yorkshire, England

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