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Household of John Wm Earnshaw (born 1835, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dewsbury, 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 Wm Earnshaw and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Wm Earnshaw, born in 1835 in Potternewton, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. John Wm was the head of the household, married to Sarah Jane Earnshaw, born in 1830 in Ovenden, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; John Watt (born 1862 in Birstall, Yorkshire, England), Theo Turny Tilney (born 1863 in Birstall, Yorkshire, England) and Ethelreda (born 1870 in Birkenshaw, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John Wm's Servant, Alice Ann (born 1850 in Birkenshaw, Yorkshire, England) and John Wm's Servant, Harriett (born 1852 in Batley, Yorkshire, England).


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John Wm Earnshaw's household

Male

John Wm

Earnshaw

Head
Female

Sarah Jane

Earnshaw

Wife
Male

John Watt

Earnshaw

Son
Male

Theo Turny Tilney

Earnshaw

Son
Female

Ethelreda

Earnshaw

Daughter
Female

Alice Ann

Wyatt

Servant
Female

Harriett

Sykes

Servant
First name(s) John Wm
Last name Earnshaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Potternewton, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John Wm

Earnshaw

Head

Married

46

1835

Potternewton, Yorkshire, England

Sarah Jane

Earnshaw

Wife

Married

51

1830

Ovenden, Yorkshire, England

John Watt

Earnshaw

Son

Single

19

1862

Birstall, Yorkshire, England

Theo Turny Tilney

Earnshaw

Son

Single

18

1863

Birstall, Yorkshire, England

Ethelreda

Earnshaw

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Birkenshaw, Yorkshire, England

Alice Ann

Wyatt

Servant

Married

31

1850

Birkenshaw, Yorkshire, England

Harriett

Sykes

Servant

Single

29

1852

Batley, Yorkshire, England

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