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Household of James Ward (born 1833, 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 Ward and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Ward, born in 1833 in Carlton, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Sarah A Ward, born in 1848 in Rothwell, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Mary J M (born 1869 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England), William M (born 1870 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Sarah (born 1875 in West Melton, Yorkshire, England), Hannah (born 1877 in Carlton, Yorkshire, England) and Ann (born 1879 in Carlton, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Father, Joseph (born 1801 in Carlton, Yorkshire, England) and James's Boarder, John (born 1841 in Carlton, Yorkshire, England).


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James Ward's household

Male

James

Ward

Head
Female

Sarah A

Ward

Wife
Female

Mary J M

Ward

Daughter
Male

William M

Ward

Son
Female

Sarah

Ward

Daughter
Female

Hannah

Ward

Daughter
Female

Ann

Ward

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Ward

Father
Male

John

Ward

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Ward
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Carlton, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Ward

Head

Married

48

1833

Carlton, Yorkshire, England

Sarah A

Ward

Wife

Married

33

1848

Rothwell, Yorkshire, England

Mary J M

Ward

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

William M

Ward

Son

Single

11

1870

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Ward

Daughter

Single

6

1875

West Melton, Yorkshire, England

Hannah

Ward

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Carlton, Yorkshire, England

Ann

Ward

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Carlton, Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Ward

Father

Widower

80

1801

Carlton, Yorkshire, England

John

Ward

Boarder

Single

40

1841

Carlton, Yorkshire, England

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