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Household of John Hewitt (born 1838, 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 Hewitt and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Hewitt, born in 1838 in Swillington, Yorkshire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Eliza Hewitt, born in 1842 in Barwick, Yorkshire, England. They had 7 children; Sarah E (born 1866 in Swillington, Yorkshire, England), Annie M (born 1867 in Glass Houghton, Yorkshire, England), Peter N (born 1869 in Glass Houghton, Yorkshire, England), Kate (born 1871 in Glass Houghton, Yorkshire, England), John W (born 1873 in Glass Houghton, Yorkshire, England), Charles (born 1876 in Whitwood, Yorkshire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1879 in Whitwood, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Richard Hewitt, born in 1849 in Swillington, Yorkshire, England.


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John Hewitt's household

Male

John

Hewitt

Head
Female

Eliza

Hewitt

Wife
Female

Sarah E

Hewitt

Daughter
Female

Annie M

Hewitt

Daughter
Male

Peter N

Hewitt

Son
Female

Kate

Hewitt

Daughter
Male

John W

Hewitt

Son
Male

Charles

Hewitt

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Hewitt

Daughter
Male

Richard

Hewitt

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Hewitt
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Swillington, Yorkshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Hewitt

Head

Married

43

1838

Swillington, Yorkshire, England

Eliza

Hewitt

Wife

Married

39

1842

Barwick, Yorkshire, England

Sarah E

Hewitt

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Swillington, Yorkshire, England

Annie M

Hewitt

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Glass Houghton, Yorkshire, England

Peter N

Hewitt

Son

Single

12

1869

Glass Houghton, Yorkshire, England

Kate

Hewitt

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Glass Houghton, Yorkshire, England

John W

Hewitt

Son

Single

8

1873

Glass Houghton, Yorkshire, England

Charles

Hewitt

Son

Single

5

1876

Whitwood, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Hewitt

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Whitwood, Yorkshire, England

Richard

Hewitt

Servant

Single

32

1849

Swillington, Yorkshire, England

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