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Household of John Major (born 1857, Yorkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leeds, 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 Major and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Major, born in 1857 in Leeds, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Major, born in 1857 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; Jane (born 1879 in Knaresborough, Yorkshire, England) and Abraham (born 1881 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Daughter In Law, Eliza J (born 1876 in Darlington, Durham, England), John's Visitor, Joseph (born 1860 in Darlington, Durham, England), John's Visitor, William (born 1851 in Knaresborough, Yorkshire, England) and John's Wife Visitors, Rachael (born 1856 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England).
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John Major's household
John
Major
Head
Jane
Major
Wife
Eliza J
Watson
Daughter In Law
Jane
Major
Daughter
Abraham
Major
Son
Joseph
Hindle
Visitor
William
Major
Visitor
Rachael
Major
Wife Visitors
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Major |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 24 |
| Birth year | 1857 |
| Birth place | Leeds, Yorkshire, England |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Major | Head | Married | 24 | 1857 | Leeds, Yorkshire, England | |
Jane | Major | Wife | Married | 24 | 1857 | Leeds, Yorkshire, England | |
Eliza J | Watson | Daughter In Law | Single | 5 | 1876 | Darlington, Durham, England | |
Jane | Major | Daughter | Single | 2 | 1879 | Knaresborough, Yorkshire, England | |
Abraham | Major | Son | Single | 0 | 1881 | Leeds, Yorkshire, England | |
Joseph | Hindle | Visitor | Single | 21 | 1860 | Darlington, Durham, England | |
William | Major | Visitor | Married | 30 | 1851 | Knaresborough, Yorkshire, England | |
Rachael | Major | Wife Visitors | Married | 25 | 1856 | Leeds, Yorkshire, England |
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