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Household of John Will Orton (born 1852, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (North 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 Will Orton and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Will Orton, born in 1852 in York, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. John Will was the head of the household, married to Eliza Ann Orton, born in 1857 in York, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Fanny (born 1874 in Spennymoor, Durham, England), Ellen (born 1875 in Spennymoor, Durham, England), Sarah (born 1877 in Spennymoor, Durham, England) and Leonard (born 1880 in Normanby, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John Will's Visitor, Sarah Nicholson, born in 1865 in Spennymoor, Durham, England.


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John Will Orton's household

Male

John Will

Orton

Head
Female

Eliza Ann

Orton

Wife
Female

Fanny

Orton

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Orton

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Orton

Daughter
Male

Leonard

Orton

Son
Female

Sarah

Nicholson

Visitor
First name(s) John Will
Last name Orton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place York, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John Will

Orton

Head

Married

29

1852

York, Yorkshire, England

Eliza Ann

Orton

Wife

Married

24

1857

York, Yorkshire, England

Fanny

Orton

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Spennymoor, Durham, England

Ellen

Orton

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Spennymoor, Durham, England

Sarah

Orton

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Spennymoor, Durham, England

Leonard

Orton

Son

Single

1

1880

Normanby, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Nicholson

Visitor

Single

16

1865

Spennymoor, Durham, England

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