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Household of John Fretwell (born 1854, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheffield, 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 Fretwell and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Fretwell, born in 1854 in Rotherham, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Fretwell, born in 1860 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; Lilly J (born 1879 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Henry (born 1880 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Harry (born 1861 in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England), John's Servant, Sophia (born 1865 in Germany) and John's Servant, Emily (born 1866 in Heeley, Yorkshire, England).


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John Fretwell's household

Male

John

Fretwell

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Fretwell

Wife
Female

Lilly J

Fretwell

Daughter
Male

Henry

Fretwell

Son
Male

Harry

Lee

Servant
Female

Sophia

Tauber

Servant
Female

Emily

Burley

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Fretwell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Rotherham, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Fretwell

Head

Married

27

1854

Rotherham, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Fretwell

Wife

Married

21

1860

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Lilly J

Fretwell

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Henry

Fretwell

Son

Single

1

1880

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Harry

Lee

Servant

Single

20

1861

Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England

Sophia

Tauber

Servant

Single

16

1865

Germany

Emily

Burley

Servant

Single

15

1866

Heeley, Yorkshire, England

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