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Household of James Goodson (born 1841, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stoke upon Trent, Staffordshire, 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 Goodson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Goodson, born in 1841 in Armley, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Lydia Goodson, born in 1842 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; John H (born 1868 in Armley, Yorkshire, England), Annie (born 1870 in Hanley, Staffordshire, England), James W (born 1872 in Hanley, Staffordshire, England) and Benjamin (born 1874 in Hanley, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Mother In Law, Hannah (born 1813 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England) and James's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1862 in Shropshire, England).


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James Goodson's household

Male

James

Goodson

Head
Female

Lydia

Goodson

Wife
Male

John H

Goodson

Son
Female

Annie

Goodson

Daughter
Male

James W

Goodson

Son
Male

Benjamin

Goodson

Son
Female

Hannah

Hardford

Mother In Law
Female

Elizabeth

Shore

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Goodson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Armley, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Goodson

Head

Married

40

1841

Armley, Yorkshire, England

Lydia

Goodson

Wife

Married

39

1842

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

John H

Goodson

Son

Single

13

1868

Armley, Yorkshire, England

Annie

Goodson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Hanley, Staffordshire, England

James W

Goodson

Son

Single

9

1872

Hanley, Staffordshire, England

Benjamin

Goodson

Son

Single

7

1874

Hanley, Staffordshire, England

Hannah

Hardford

Mother In Law

Widow

68

1813

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Shore

Servant

Single

19

1862

Shropshire, England

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