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Household of John Speight (born 1838, Yorkshire)

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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Speight, born in 1838 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Speight, born in 1843 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; Henry (born 1861 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England), Mary E (born 1863 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England), Anne (born 1867 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England), Florence (born 1872 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England), Marian (born 1877 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England) and Lillian (born 1879 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Father In Law, George Atkinson, born in 1811 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England.


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John Speight's household

Male

John

Speight

Head
Female

Mary

Speight

Wife
Male

Henry

Speight

Son
Female

Mary E

Speight

Daughter
Female

Anne

Speight

Daughter
Female

Florence

Speight

Daughter
Female

Marian

Speight

Daughter
Female

Lillian

Speight

Daughter
Male

George

Atkinson

Father In Law
First name(s) John
Last name Speight
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Speight

Head

Married

43

1838

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Speight

Wife

Married

38

1843

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Henry

Speight

Son

Single

20

1861

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Mary E

Speight

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Anne

Speight

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Florence

Speight

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Marian

Speight

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Lillian

Speight

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

George

Atkinson

Father In Law

Widower

70

1811

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

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