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Household of John Metcalfe (born 1835, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in York, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (East 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 Metcalfe and 17 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Metcalfe, born in 1835 in York, Yorkshire, consisted of 18 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary S Metcalfe, born in 1843 in Jamaica, West Indies. They had 7 children; Mary K E (born 1869 in York, Yorkshire, England), E B (born 1871 in York, Yorkshire, England), E T (born 1872 in York, Yorkshire, England), Mabel (born 1873 in York, Yorkshire, England), Harriet G (born 1876 in York, Yorkshire, England), John E (born 1877 in York, Yorkshire, England) and Maud G (born 1879 in York, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Tutor, Thomas G (born 1858 in Ventnor, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England), John's Boarder, Thomas W (born 1867 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), John's Boarder, William T (born 1872 in Hamsterley, Durham, England), John's Boarder, Fredrick P (born 1871 in Hamsterley, Durham, England), John's Boarder, Edward T (born 1866 in Shadforth, Durham, England), John's Boarder, John F (born 1870 in Thornton Le Moor, Yorkshire, England), John's Servant, Hannah (born 1829 in Escrick, Yorkshire, England), John's Servant, Hannah (born 1860 in York, Yorkshire, England) and John's Servant, Mary (born 1860 in Haxby, Yorkshire, England).


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John Metcalfe's household

Male

John

Metcalfe

Head
Female

Mary S

Metcalfe

Wife
Female

Mary K E

Metcalfe

Daughter
Female

E B

Metcalfe

Daughter
Female

E T

Metcalfe

Daughter
Female

Mabel

Metcalfe

Daughter
Female

Harriet G

Metcalfe

Daughter
Male

John E

Metcalfe

Son
Female

Maud G

Metcalfe

Daughter
Male

Thomas G

Fainer

Tutor
Male

Thomas W

Metcalfe

Boarder
Male

William T

Metcalfe

Boarder
Male

Fredrick P

Metcalfe

Boarder
Male

Edward T

Boyce

Boarder
Male

John F

Hopkinson

Boarder
Female

Hannah

Tindall

Servant
Female

Hannah

Knowles

Servant
Female

Mary

Harrison

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Metcalfe
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place York, Yorkshire, England

Household members (18 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Metcalfe

Head

Married

46

1835

York, Yorkshire, England

Mary S

Metcalfe

Wife

Married

38

1843

Jamaica, West Indies

Mary K E

Metcalfe

Daughter

Single

12

1869

York, Yorkshire, England

E B

Metcalfe

Daughter

Single

10

1871

York, Yorkshire, England

E T

Metcalfe

Daughter

Single

9

1872

York, Yorkshire, England

Mabel

Metcalfe

Daughter

Single

8

1873

York, Yorkshire, England

Harriet G

Metcalfe

Daughter

Single

5

1876

York, Yorkshire, England

John E

Metcalfe

Son

Single

4

1877

York, Yorkshire, England

Maud G

Metcalfe

Daughter

Single

2

1879

York, Yorkshire, England

Thomas G

Fainer

Tutor

Single

23

1858

Ventnor, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England

Thomas W

Metcalfe

Boarder

Single

14

1867

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

William T

Metcalfe

Boarder

Single

9

1872

Hamsterley, Durham, England

Fredrick P

Metcalfe

Boarder

Single

10

1871

Hamsterley, Durham, England

Edward T

Boyce

Boarder

Single

15

1866

Shadforth, Durham, England

John F

Hopkinson

Boarder

Single

11

1870

Thornton Le Moor, Yorkshire, England

Hannah

Tindall

Servant

-

52

1829

Escrick, Yorkshire, England

Hannah

Knowles

Servant

Single

21

1860

York, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Harrison

Servant

Single

21

1860

Haxby, Yorkshire, England

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