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Household of John Sly (born 1839, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, Durham, 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 Sly and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Sly, born in 1839 in Huggate, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ellen Sly, born in 1849 in Sunderland, Durham, England. They had 4 children; Mary J (born 1872 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Ellen (born 1875 in Sunderland, Durham, England), William R (born 1878 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and George (born 1881 in Sunderland, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Brother, M Nixon Dorkin, born in 1854 in Sunderland, Durham, England.


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John Sly's household

Male

John

Sly

Head
Female

Ellen

Sly

Wife
Female

Mary J

Sly

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Sly

Daughter
Male

William R

Sly

Son
Male

George

Sly

Son
Male

M Nixon

Dorkin

Brother
First name(s) John
Last name Sly
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Huggate, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Sly

Head

Married

42

1839

Huggate, Yorkshire, England

Ellen

Sly

Wife

Married

32

1849

Sunderland, Durham, England

Mary J

Sly

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Sunderland, Durham, England

Ellen

Sly

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Sunderland, Durham, England

William R

Sly

Son

Single

3

1878

Sunderland, Durham, England

George

Sly

Son

Single

0

1881

Sunderland, Durham, England

M Nixon

Dorkin

Brother

Single

27

1854

Sunderland, Durham, England

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