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Household of James Metcalfe (born 1827, Yorkshire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Metcalfe, born in 1827 in Chapel Le Dale, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Ellen Metcalfe, born in 1829 in Chapel Le Dale, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Elizabeth (born 1857 in Ingleton, Yorkshire, England), John (born 1859 in Ingleton, Yorkshire, England), William (born 1861 in Ingleton, Yorkshire, England) and Ellen (born 1863 in Ingleton, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Mother In Law, Grace (born 1794 in Clapham, Yorkshire, England) and James's Servant, Selina Jane (born 1865 in Suffolk, England).


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James Metcalfe's household

Male

James

Metcalfe

Head
Female

Ellen

Metcalfe

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Metcalfe

Daughter
Male

John

Metcalfe

Son
Male

William

Metcalfe

Son
Female

Ellen

Metcalfe

Daughter
Female

Grace

Chapman

Mother In Law
Female

Selina Jane

Hoddy

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Metcalfe
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Chapel Le Dale, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Metcalfe

Head

Married

54

1827

Chapel Le Dale, Yorkshire, England

Ellen

Metcalfe

Wife

Married

52

1829

Chapel Le Dale, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Metcalfe

Daughter

Single

24

1857

Ingleton, Yorkshire, England

John

Metcalfe

Son

Single

22

1859

Ingleton, Yorkshire, England

William

Metcalfe

Son

Single

20

1861

Ingleton, Yorkshire, England

Ellen

Metcalfe

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Ingleton, Yorkshire, England

Grace

Chapman

Mother In Law

Widow

87

1794

Clapham, Yorkshire, England

Selina Jane

Hoddy

Servant

Single

16

1865

Suffolk, England

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