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Household of James Moorhouse (born 1842, Yorkshire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Moorhouse, born in 1842 in Horbury, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Martha Elizth Moorhouse, born in 1844 in Horbury, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Frederick (born 1867 in Horbury, Yorkshire, England), Joseph (born 1874 in Horbury, Yorkshire, England), John (born 1877 in Sandal, Yorkshire, England), Jonathan (born 1879 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England) and Mary (born 1881 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Lodger, John Gilroy, born in 1849 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England.


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James Moorhouse's household

Male

James

Moorhouse

Head
Female

Martha Elizth

Moorhouse

Wife
Male

Frederick

Moorhouse

Son
Male

Joseph

Moorhouse

Son
Male

John

Moorhouse

Son
Male

Jonathan

Moorhouse

Son
Female

Mary

Moorhouse

Daughter
Male

John

Gilroy

Lodger
First name(s) James
Last name Moorhouse
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Horbury, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Moorhouse

Head

Married

39

1842

Horbury, Yorkshire, England

Martha Elizth

Moorhouse

Wife

Married

37

1844

Horbury, Yorkshire, England

Frederick

Moorhouse

Son

Single

14

1867

Horbury, Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Moorhouse

Son

Single

7

1874

Horbury, Yorkshire, England

John

Moorhouse

Son

Single

4

1877

Sandal, Yorkshire, England

Jonathan

Moorhouse

Son

Single

2

1879

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Moorhouse

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

John

Gilroy

Lodger

Widower

32

1849

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

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