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Household of James Backhouse (born 1842, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leeds, 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.

James Backhouse and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Backhouse, born in 1842 in Aberford, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Isabella Backhouse, born in 1838 in Cumberland, England. They had 4 children; William (born 1871 in Burley, Yorkshire, England), Edwin (born 1874 in Burley, Yorkshire, England), Harry (born 1877 in Burley, Yorkshire, England) and George (born 1878 in Burley, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Father In Law, Robert Penn, born in 1803 in Cumberland, England.


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James Backhouse's household

Male

James

Backhouse

Head
Female

Isabella

Backhouse

Wife
Male

William

Backhouse

Son
Male

Edwin

Backhouse

Son
Male

Harry

Backhouse

Son
Male

George

Backhouse

Son
Male

Robert

Penn

Father In Law
First name(s) James
Last name Backhouse
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Aberford, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Backhouse

Head

Married

39

1842

Aberford, Yorkshire, England

Isabella

Backhouse

Wife

Married

43

1838

Cumberland, England

William

Backhouse

Son

Single

10

1871

Burley, Yorkshire, England

Edwin

Backhouse

Son

Single

7

1874

Burley, Yorkshire, England

Harry

Backhouse

Son

Single

4

1877

Burley, Yorkshire, England

George

Backhouse

Son

Single

3

1878

Burley, Yorkshire, England

Robert

Penn

Father In Law

Widower

78

1803

Cumberland, England

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