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Household of James Midgley (born 1840, 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 Midgley and 13 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Midgley, born in 1840 in Leeds, Yorkshire, consisted of 14 members. James was the head of the household, married to Annie B Midgley, born in 1847 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; Blanche B (born 1872 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), John M (born 1873 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), James G (born 1875 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Edith A (born 1877 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Martha M (born 1879 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England) and Beatrice M (born 1881 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Father, Thomas (born 1816 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), James's Mother, Bessie (born 1815 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), James's Teacher, Alice M (born 1845 in Malton, Yorkshire, England), James's Servant, Mary A (born 1856 in Warmfield, Yorkshire, England), James's Servant, Janet (born 1843 in Scotland) and James's Servant, Fanny (born 1864 in Mexborough, Yorkshire, England).


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James Midgley's household

Male

James

Midgley

Head
Female

Annie B

Midgley

Wife
Male

Thomas

Midgley

Father
Female

Bessie

Midgley

Mother
Female

Blanche B

Midgley

Daughter
Male

John M

Midgley

Son
Male

James G

Midgley

Son
Female

Edith A

Midgley

Daughter
Female

Martha M

Midgley

Daughter
Female

Beatrice M

Midgley

Daughter
Female

Alice M

Waterhouse

Teacher
Female

Mary A

Chamley

Servant
Female

Janet

Hird

Servant
Female

Fanny

Brook

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Midgley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Household members (14 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Midgley

Head

Married

41

1840

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Annie B

Midgley

Wife

Married

34

1847

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Midgley

Father

Married

65

1816

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Bessie

Midgley

Mother

Married

66

1815

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Blanche B

Midgley

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

John M

Midgley

Son

Single

8

1873

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

James G

Midgley

Son

Single

6

1875

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Edith A

Midgley

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Martha M

Midgley

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Beatrice M

Midgley

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Alice M

Waterhouse

Teacher

Single

36

1845

Malton, Yorkshire, England

Mary A

Chamley

Servant

Single

25

1856

Warmfield, Yorkshire, England

Janet

Hird

Servant

Single

38

1843

Scotland

Fanny

Brook

Servant

Single

17

1864

Mexborough, Yorkshire, England

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