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Household of Joseph Shay (born 1843, Yorkshire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Shay, born in 1843 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Mary Shay, born in 1845 in Knottingley, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; William (born 1870 in Ferrybridge, Yorkshire, England), Bramley (born 1871 in Ferrybridge, Yorkshire, England), James (born 1873 in Ferrybridge, Yorkshire, England), Joseph (born 1875 in Ferrybridge, Yorkshire, England), John (born 1876 in Ferrybridge, Yorkshire, England) and Annie (born 1878 in Ferrybridge, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Visitor, Annie Bramley, born in 1855 in Knottingley, Yorkshire, England.


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Joseph Shay's household

Male

Joseph

Shay

Head
Female

Mary

Shay

Wife
Male

William

Shay

Son
Male

Bramley

Shay

Son
Male

James

Shay

Son
Male

Joseph

Shay

Son
Male

John

Shay

Son
Female

Annie

Shay

Daughter
Female

Annie

Bramley

Visitor
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Shay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Shay

Head

Married

38

1843

Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Shay

Wife

Married

36

1845

Knottingley, Yorkshire, England

William

Shay

Son

Single

11

1870

Ferrybridge, Yorkshire, England

Bramley

Shay

Son

Single

10

1871

Ferrybridge, Yorkshire, England

James

Shay

Son

Single

8

1873

Ferrybridge, Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Shay

Son

Single

6

1875

Ferrybridge, Yorkshire, England

John

Shay

Son

Single

5

1876

Ferrybridge, Yorkshire, England

Annie

Shay

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Ferrybridge, Yorkshire, England

Annie

Bramley

Visitor

Single

26

1855

Knottingley, Yorkshire, England

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