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Household of John Earnshaw (born 1846, 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.

John Earnshaw and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Earnshaw, born in 1846 in Featherstone, Yorkshire, consisted of 13 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary A Earnshaw, born in 1851 in Beal, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Elizabeth (born 1871 in Beal, Yorkshire, England), George (born 1873 in Altofts, Yorkshire, England), Alfred (born 1878 in Whitwood, Yorkshire, England) and Tom (born 1881 in Whitwood, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Sarah (born 1859 in Beal, Yorkshire, England), John's Visitor, Emma (born 1879 in Whitwood, Yorkshire, England), John's Servant, George (born 1859 in Normanton, Yorkshire, England), John's Servant, Thomas (born 1863 in Colwick, Yorkshire, England), John's Servant, George (born 1864 in Sprotbrough, Yorkshire, England), John's Servant, Charles (born 1866 in Whitley, Yorkshire, England) and John's Boarder, George (born 1837 in Farlington, Yorkshire, England).


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John Earnshaw's household

Male

John

Earnshaw

Head
Female

Mary A

Earnshaw

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Earnshaw

Daughter
Male

George

Earnshaw

Son
Male

Alfred

Earnshaw

Son
Male

Tom

Earnshaw

Son
Female

Sarah

Asquith

Servant
Female

Emma

Asquith

Visitor
Male

George

Thackray

Servant
Male

Thomas

Holmes

Servant
Male

George

Slater

Servant
Male

Charles

Chappell

Servant
Male

George

Newstead

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Earnshaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Featherstone, Yorkshire, England

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Earnshaw

Head

Married

35

1846

Featherstone, Yorkshire, England

Mary A

Earnshaw

Wife

Married

30

1851

Beal, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Earnshaw

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Beal, Yorkshire, England

George

Earnshaw

Son

Single

8

1873

Altofts, Yorkshire, England

Alfred

Earnshaw

Son

Single

3

1878

Whitwood, Yorkshire, England

Tom

Earnshaw

Son

Single

0

1881

Whitwood, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Asquith

Servant

Single

22

1859

Beal, Yorkshire, England

Emma

Asquith

Visitor

Single

2

1879

Whitwood, Yorkshire, England

George

Thackray

Servant

Single

22

1859

Normanton, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Holmes

Servant

Single

18

1863

Colwick, Yorkshire, England

George

Slater

Servant

Single

17

1864

Sprotbrough, Yorkshire, England

Charles

Chappell

Servant

Single

15

1866

Whitley, Yorkshire, England

George

Newstead

Boarder

Married

44

1837

Farlington, Yorkshire, England

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