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Household of Jo Shoesmith (born 1834, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Halifax, 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.

Jo Shoesmith and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Jo Shoesmith, born in 1834 in Halifax, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. Jo was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Shoesmith, born in 1839 in Pocklington, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Harry J (born 1860 in City of London, Middlesex, England), Robert W (born 1862 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England) and Fredrick C (born 1863 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Jo's Visitor, Elizabeth (born 1855 in Watlington, Lancashire, England), Jo's Servant, Margaret H (born 1843 in Galway, Galway, Ireland) and Jo's Servant, Selina (born 1857 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England).


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Jo Shoesmith's household

Male

Jo

Shoesmith

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Shoesmith

Wife
Male

Harry J

Shoesmith

Son
Male

Robert W

Shoesmith

Son
Male

Fredrick C

Shoesmith

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Horsley

Visitor
Female

Margaret H

Teeson

Servant
Female

Selina

Mackay

Servant
First name(s) Jo
Last name Shoesmith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Jo

Shoesmith

Head

Married

47

1834

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Shoesmith

Wife

Married

42

1839

Pocklington, Yorkshire, England

Harry J

Shoesmith

Son

Single

21

1860

City of London, Middlesex, England

Robert W

Shoesmith

Son

Single

19

1862

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Fredrick C

Shoesmith

Son

Single

18

1863

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Horsley

Visitor

Single

26

1855

Watlington, Lancashire, England

Margaret H

Teeson

Servant

Single

38

1843

Galway, Galway, Ireland

Selina

Mackay

Servant

Single

24

1857

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

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