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Household of Joe Earnshaw (born 1844, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Pontefract, 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.

Joe Earnshaw and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joe Earnshaw, born in 1844 in Knottingley, Yorkshire, consisted of 5 members. Joe was the head of the household, married to Mary H Earnshaw, born in 1841 in Knottingley, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; John W (born 1875 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England) and George (born 1880 in Knottingley, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joe's Mother In Law, Mary Cookson, born in 1813 in Knottingley, Yorkshire, England.


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Joe Earnshaw's household

Male

Joe

Earnshaw

Head
Female

Mary H

Earnshaw

Wife
Male

John W

Earnshaw

Son
Male

George

Earnshaw

Son
Female

Mary

Cookson

Mother In Law
First name(s) Joe
Last name Earnshaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Knottingley, Yorkshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joe

Earnshaw

Head

Married

37

1844

Knottingley, Yorkshire, England

Mary H

Earnshaw

Wife

Married

40

1841

Knottingley, Yorkshire, England

John W

Earnshaw

Son

Single

6

1875

Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

George

Earnshaw

Son

Single

1

1880

Knottingley, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Cookson

Mother In Law

Widow

68

1813

Knottingley, Yorkshire, England

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