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Household of James Hanson (born 1835, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Pontefract, 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 Hanson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Hanson, born in 1835 in Castleford, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Martha Hanson, born in 1840 in Castleford, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Selina (born 1860 in Castleford, Yorkshire, England), Job (born 1863 in Castleford, Yorkshire, England), Sarah (born 1870 in Castleford, Yorkshire, England), Mary (born 1874 in Castleford, Yorkshire, England) and Maria (born 1878 in Castleford, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Lodger Boarder, Joseph Cooper, born in 1863 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England.


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James Hanson's household

Male

James

Hanson

Head
Female

Martha

Hanson

Wife
Female

Selina

Hanson

Daughter
Male

Job

Hanson

Son
Female

Sarah

Hanson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Hanson

Daughter
Female

Maria

Hanson

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Cooper

Lodger Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Hanson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Castleford, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Hanson

Head

Married

46

1835

Castleford, Yorkshire, England

Martha

Hanson

Wife

Married

41

1840

Castleford, Yorkshire, England

Selina

Hanson

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Castleford, Yorkshire, England

Job

Hanson

Son

Single

18

1863

Castleford, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Hanson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Castleford, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Hanson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Castleford, Yorkshire, England

Maria

Hanson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Castleford, Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Cooper

Lodger Boarder

Single

18

1863

Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

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