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Household of John Severs (born 1820, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Driffield, 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 Severs and 14 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Severs, born in 1820 in Sledmere, Yorkshire, consisted of 15 members. John was the head of the household, married to Hannah Severs, born in 1825 in Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Matthew (born 1848 in Yorkshire, England), Ann E (born 1862 in Yorkshire, England) and William S (born 1873 in Yorkshire, England). They had 2 grandchildren; Florance M (born 1878 in York, Yorkshire, England) and Ada (born 1875 in Middleton, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Thomas (born 1861 in Hull, Yorkshire, England), John's Servant, John (born 1864 in Bainton, Yorkshire, England), John's Servant, George (born 1863 in Tibthorpe, Yorkshire, England), John's Servant, John (born 1866 in Leavening, Yorkshire, England), John's Servant, William (born 1867 in Driffield, Yorkshire, England), John's Servant, Thomas (born 1849 in Lockton, Yorkshire, England), John's Servant, Francis (born 1858 in Southburn, Yorkshire, England) and John's Servant, William (born 1858 in Kirkburn, Yorkshire, England).


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John Severs's household

Male

John

Severs

Head
Female

Hannah

Severs

Wife
Male

Matthew

Severs

Son
Female

Ann E

Severs

Daughter
Male

William S

Severs

Son
Female

Florance M

Severs

Grand Daughter
Female

Ada

Foster

Grand Daughter
Male

Thomas

Chapman

Servant
Male

John

Waller

Servant
Male

George

Hotham

Servant
Male

John

Melburn

Servant
Male

William

Hall

Servant
Male

Thomas

Widd

Servant
Male

Francis

Foster

Servant
Male

William

Frankish

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Severs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Sledmere, Yorkshire, England

Household members (15 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Severs

Head

Married

61

1820

Sledmere, Yorkshire, England

Hannah

Severs

Wife

Married

56

1825

Yorkshire, England

Matthew

Severs

Son

Single

33

1848

Yorkshire, England

Ann E

Severs

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Yorkshire, England

William S

Severs

Son

Single

8

1873

Yorkshire, England

Florance M

Severs

Grand Daughter

Single

3

1878

York, Yorkshire, England

Ada

Foster

Grand Daughter

Single

6

1875

Middleton, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Chapman

Servant

Single

20

1861

Hull, Yorkshire, England

John

Waller

Servant

Single

17

1864

Bainton, Yorkshire, England

George

Hotham

Servant

Single

18

1863

Tibthorpe, Yorkshire, England

John

Melburn

Servant

Single

15

1866

Leavening, Yorkshire, England

William

Hall

Servant

Single

14

1867

Driffield, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Widd

Servant

Single

32

1849

Lockton, Yorkshire, England

Francis

Foster

Servant

Single

23

1858

Southburn, Yorkshire, England

William

Frankish

Servant

Single

23

1858

Kirkburn, Yorkshire, England

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