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Household of Joseph Midgley (born 1854, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Halifax, 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.

Joseph Midgley and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Midgley, born in 1854 in Halifax, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Mary A Midgley, born in 1852 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Fred (born 1875 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), Ada (born 1877 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England) and Martha A (born 1880 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Mother In Law, Harriet (born 1823 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England) and Joseph's Brother In Law, George H (born 1867 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England).


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Joseph Midgley's household

Male

Joseph

Midgley

Head
Female

Mary A

Midgley

Wife
Male

Fred

Midgley

Son
Female

Ada

Midgley

Daughter
Female

Martha A

Midgley

Daughter
Female

Harriet

Backhouse

Mother In Law
Male

George H

Backhouse

Brother In Law
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Midgley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Midgley

Head

Married

27

1854

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Mary A

Midgley

Wife

Married

29

1852

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Fred

Midgley

Son

Single

6

1875

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Ada

Midgley

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Martha A

Midgley

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Harriet

Backhouse

Mother In Law

Widow

58

1823

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

George H

Backhouse

Brother In Law

Single

14

1867

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

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