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Household of John W Raffitt (born 1840, 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 Raffitt and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John W Raffitt, born in 1840 in Leeds, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. John W was the head of the household, married to Mary E Raffitt, born in 1847 in Brighton, Sussex, England. They had 2 children; Charles B (born 1876 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England) and Allan J (born 1879 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John W's Servant, Sarah (born 1859 in Woolwich, Kent, England) and John W's Servant, Mary A (born 1862 in Blaydon, Northumberland, England).


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John W Raffitt's household

Male

John W

Raffitt

Head
Female

Mary E

Raffitt

Wife
Male

Charles B

Raffitt

Son
Male

Allan J

Raffitt

Son
Female

Sarah

Sharp

Servant
Female

Mary A

Wright

Servant
First name(s) John W
Last name Raffitt
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John W

Raffitt

Head

Married

41

1840

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Mary E

Raffitt

Wife

Married

34

1847

Brighton, Sussex, England

Charles B

Raffitt

Son

Single

5

1876

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Allan J

Raffitt

Son

Single

2

1879

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Sharp

Servant

Single

22

1859

Woolwich, Kent, England

Mary A

Wright

Servant

Single

19

1862

Blaydon, Northumberland, England

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