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Household of John Speight (born 1841, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wakefield, 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 1841 in Bilston, Staffordshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ann Speight, born in 1851 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; John William (born 1870 in Woolley, Yorkshire, England), Charlotte (born 1874 in Wragby, Yorkshire, England), Sarah (born 1877 in Wragby, Yorkshire, England) and Rosanah (born 1879 in Sharlston, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Lodger, Henry (born 1860 in Yorkshire, England) and John's Lodger, John (born 1870 in Woolley, Yorkshire, England).


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John Speight's household

Male

John

Speight

Head
Female

Ann

Speight

Wife
Male

John William

Speight

Son
Female

Charlotte

Speight

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Speight

Daughter
Female

Rosanah

Speight

Daughter
Male

Henry

Holland

Lodger
Male

John

Holland

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Speight
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Speight

Head

Married

40

1841

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Ann

Speight

Wife

Married

30

1851

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

John William

Speight

Son

Single

11

1870

Woolley, Yorkshire, England

Charlotte

Speight

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Wragby, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Speight

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Wragby, Yorkshire, England

Rosanah

Speight

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Sharlston, Yorkshire, England

Henry

Holland

Lodger

Single

21

1860

Yorkshire, England

John

Holland

Lodger

Single

11

1870

Woolley, Yorkshire, England

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