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Household of James Alton (born 1842, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bedale, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (North 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.

James Alton and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Alton, born in 1842 in Masham, Yorkshire, consisted of 11 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Alton, born in 1847 in Yorkshire, England. They had 7 children; John T (born 1868 in Ellington, Yorkshire, England), Mary E (born 1870 in Ellington, Yorkshire, England), Elizabeth (born 1871 in Ellington, Yorkshire, England), Walter (born 1873 in Ash Bank, Yorkshire, England), Minnie (born 1875 in Ash Bank, Yorkshire, England), Annie J (born 1877 in Ash Bank, Yorkshire, England) and Herbert (born 1879 in Ash Bank, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Wilson (born 1863 in Tanfield, Yorkshire, England) and James's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1865 in Thirsk, Yorkshire, England).


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James Alton's household

Male

James

Alton

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Alton

Wife
Male

John T

Alton

Son
Female

Mary E

Alton

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Alton

Daughter
Male

Walter

Alton

Son
Female

Minnie

Alton

Daughter
Female

Annie J

Alton

Daughter
Male

Herbert

Alton

Son
Male

Wilson

Palliser

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Caygill

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Alton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Masham, Yorkshire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Alton

Head

Married

39

1842

Masham, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Alton

Wife

Married

34

1847

Yorkshire, England

John T

Alton

Son

Single

13

1868

Ellington, Yorkshire, England

Mary E

Alton

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Ellington, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Alton

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Ellington, Yorkshire, England

Walter

Alton

Son

Single

8

1873

Ash Bank, Yorkshire, England

Minnie

Alton

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Ash Bank, Yorkshire, England

Annie J

Alton

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Ash Bank, Yorkshire, England

Herbert

Alton

Son

Single

2

1879

Ash Bank, Yorkshire, England

Wilson

Palliser

Servant

Single

18

1863

Tanfield, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Caygill

Servant

Single

16

1865

Thirsk, Yorkshire, England

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