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Household of John Witton (born 1838, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheffield, 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 Witton and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Witton, born in 1838 in Staffordshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ann Witton, born in 1844 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England. They had 5 children; Elizabeth (born 1868 in Staffordshire, England), Ellen (born 1873 in Leasbrook, Staffordshire, England), Agnes (born 1877 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), William (born 1880 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Job (born 1881 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Lodger, Zachariah (born 1850 in Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England) and John's Lodger, John (born 1852 in London, Middlesex, England).


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John Witton's household

Male

John

Witton

Head
Female

Ann

Witton

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Witton

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Witton

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Witton

Daughter
Male

William

Witton

Son
Male

Job

Witton

Son
Male

Zachariah

Bennett

Lodger
Male

John

Cook

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Witton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Staffordshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Witton

Head

Married

43

1838

Staffordshire, England

Ann

Witton

Wife

Married

37

1844

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Elizabeth

Witton

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Staffordshire, England

Ellen

Witton

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Leasbrook, Staffordshire, England

Agnes

Witton

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

William

Witton

Son

Single

1

1880

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Job

Witton

Son

Single

0

1881

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Zachariah

Bennett

Lodger

Single

31

1850

Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England

John

Cook

Lodger

Single

29

1852

London, Middlesex, England

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