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Household of John Ness (born 1848, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Skirlaugh, 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 Ness and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Ness, born in 1848 in Preston, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, single.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Cousin, John (born 1857 in Preston, Yorkshire, England), John's Mother, Sarah (born 1812 in South Dalton, Yorkshire, England), John's Visitor, George (born 1873 in Skirlaugh, Yorkshire, England), John's Servant, Emily (born 1866 in Ellerby, Yorkshire, England) and John's Servant, William (born 1867 in Garton, Yorkshire, England).


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John Ness's household

Male

John

Ness

Head
Male

John

Ness

Cousin
Female

Sarah

Ness

Mother
Male

George

Dennis

Visitor
Female

Emily

Dennis

Servant
Male

William

Sculpher

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Ness
Relationship Head
Marital status Single
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Preston, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Ness

Head

Single

33

1848

Preston, Yorkshire, England

John

Ness

Cousin

Single

24

1857

Preston, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Ness

Mother

Widow

69

1812

South Dalton, Yorkshire, England

George

Dennis

Visitor

Single

8

1873

Skirlaugh, Yorkshire, England

Emily

Dennis

Servant

Single

15

1866

Ellerby, Yorkshire, England

William

Sculpher

Servant

Single

14

1867

Garton, Yorkshire, England

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