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Household of James Earnshaw (born 1844, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Halifax, 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 Earnshaw and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Earnshaw, born in 1844 in Ovenden, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Ruth Earnshaw, born in 1842 in Ovenden, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Alfred (born 1867 in Ovenden, Yorkshire, England), Sarah Jane (born 1868 in Ovenden, Yorkshire, England), Mary Hannah (born 1870 in Ovenden, Yorkshire, England) and Edgar (born 1873 in Ovenden, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Mother In Law, Mary Drake, born in 1816 in Ovenden, Yorkshire, England.


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James Earnshaw's household

Male

James

Earnshaw

Head
Female

Ruth

Earnshaw

Wife
Male

Alfred

Earnshaw

Son
Female

Sarah Jane

Earnshaw

Daughter
Female

Mary Hannah

Earnshaw

Daughter
Male

Edgar

Earnshaw

Son
Female

Mary

Drake

Mother In Law
First name(s) James
Last name Earnshaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Ovenden, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Earnshaw

Head

Married

37

1844

Ovenden, Yorkshire, England

Ruth

Earnshaw

Wife

Married

39

1842

Ovenden, Yorkshire, England

Alfred

Earnshaw

Son

Single

14

1867

Ovenden, Yorkshire, England

Sarah Jane

Earnshaw

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Ovenden, Yorkshire, England

Mary Hannah

Earnshaw

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Ovenden, Yorkshire, England

Edgar

Earnshaw

Son

Single

8

1873

Ovenden, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Drake

Mother In Law

Widow

65

1816

Ovenden, Yorkshire, England

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