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Household of John Speight (born 1838, Yorkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dewsbury, 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 Speight and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Speight, born in 1838 in Ossett, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Jane Speight, born in 1841 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Hannah (born 1862 in Earlsheaton, Yorkshire, England), Mary Ellen (born 1864 in Earlsheaton, Yorkshire, England), James Smethurst (born 1866 in Earlsheaton, Yorkshire, England), Jane Elizabeth (born 1872 in Earlsheaton, Yorkshire, England) and Wilfred Wright (born 1877 in Earlsheaton, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Mother In Law, Elizabeth Whitaker, born in 1810 in Hanging Heaton, Yorkshire, England.
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John Speight's household
John
Speight
Head
Elizabeth Jane
Speight
Wife
Hannah
Speight
Daughter
Mary Ellen
Speight
Daughter
James Smethurst
Speight
Son
Jane Elizabeth
Speight
Daughter
Wilfred Wright
Speight
Son
Elizabeth
Whitaker
Mother In Law
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Speight |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 43 |
| Birth year | 1838 |
| Birth place | Ossett, Yorkshire, England |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Speight | Head | Married | 43 | 1838 | Ossett, Yorkshire, England | |
Elizabeth Jane | Speight | Wife | Married | 40 | 1841 | Manchester, Lancashire, England | |
Hannah | Speight | Daughter | Single | 19 | 1862 | Earlsheaton, Yorkshire, England | |
Mary Ellen | Speight | Daughter | Single | 17 | 1864 | Earlsheaton, Yorkshire, England | |
James Smethurst | Speight | Son | Single | 15 | 1866 | Earlsheaton, Yorkshire, England | |
Jane Elizabeth | Speight | Daughter | Single | 9 | 1872 | Earlsheaton, Yorkshire, England | |
Wilfred Wright | Speight | Son | Single | 4 | 1877 | Earlsheaton, Yorkshire, England | |
Elizabeth | Whitaker | Mother In Law | Widow | 71 | 1810 | Hanging Heaton, Yorkshire, England |
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