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Household of John Asquith (born 1827, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dewsbury, 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.

John Asquith and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Asquith, born in 1827 in Thornhill, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Asquith, born in 1831 in Hull, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Watson (born 1861 in Mirfield, Yorkshire, England), John (born 1865 in Mirfield, Yorkshire, England), Mary A (born 1867 in Mirfield, Yorkshire, England), Euphemia (born 1867 in Mirfield, Yorkshire, England) and Sarah E (born 1856 in Batley, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Son In Law, Ephraim (born 1855 in Mirfield, Yorkshire, England) and John's Granson, Herbert (born 1880 in Mirfield, Yorkshire, England).


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John Asquith's household

Male

John

Asquith

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Asquith

Wife
Male

Watson

Asquith

Son
Male

John

Asquith

Son
Female

Mary A

Asquith

Daughter
Female

Euphemia

Asquith

Daughter
Male

Ephraim

Shaw

Son In Law
Female

Sarah E

Shaw

Daughter
Male

Herbert

Shaw

Granson
First name(s) John
Last name Asquith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Thornhill, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Asquith

Head

Married

54

1827

Thornhill, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Asquith

Wife

Married

50

1831

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Watson

Asquith

Son

Single

20

1861

Mirfield, Yorkshire, England

John

Asquith

Son

Single

16

1865

Mirfield, Yorkshire, England

Mary A

Asquith

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Mirfield, Yorkshire, England

Euphemia

Asquith

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Mirfield, Yorkshire, England

Ephraim

Shaw

Son In Law

Married

26

1855

Mirfield, Yorkshire, England

Sarah E

Shaw

Daughter

Married

25

1856

Batley, Yorkshire, England

Herbert

Shaw

Granson

Single

1

1880

Mirfield, Yorkshire, England

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