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Household of John W Desilva (born 1845, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leeds, 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 W Desilva and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John W Desilva, born in 1845 in Leeds, Yorkshire, consisted of 5 members. John W was the head of the household, married to Sarah A Desilva, born in 1844 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England. They had 1 child; Elizabeth J, born 1878 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were John W's Step Son, Tom (born 1864 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England) and John W's Step Son, Herbert (born 1870 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England).


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John W Desilva's household

Male

John W

Desilva

Head
Female

Sarah A

Desilva

Wife
Male

Tom

Horsman

Step Son
Male

Herbert

Horsman

Step Son
Female

Elizabeth J

Desilva

Daughter
First name(s) John W
Last name Desilva
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John W

Desilva

Head

Married

36

1845

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Sarah A

Desilva

Wife

Married

37

1844

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Tom

Horsman

Step Son

Single

17

1864

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Herbert

Horsman

Step Son

Single

11

1870

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth J

Desilva

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

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