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Household of Joseph Wainwright (born 1822, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wakefield, 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 Wainwright and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Wainwright, born in 1822 in Southowram, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Sophia Wainwright, born in 1823 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; Annie (born 1864 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England) and Sarah Ann (born 1846 in Brighouse, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Son In Law, George (born 1829 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England) and Joseph's Visitor, Rachel (born 1825 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England).


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Joseph Wainwright's household

Male

Joseph

Wainwright

Head
Female

Sophia

Wainwright

Wife
Female

Annie

Wainwright

Daughter
Male

George

Smith

Son In Law
Female

Sarah Ann

Smith

Daughter
Female

Rachel

Hurst

Visitor
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Wainwright
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 59
Birth year 1822
Birth place Southowram, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Wainwright

Head

Married

59

1822

Southowram, Yorkshire, England

Sophia

Wainwright

Wife

Married

58

1823

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Annie

Wainwright

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

George

Smith

Son In Law

Married

52

1829

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Sarah Ann

Smith

Daughter

Married

35

1846

Brighouse, Yorkshire, England

Rachel

Hurst

Visitor

Widow

56

1825

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

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