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Household of Joshua Ayrton (born 1838, 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.

Joshua Ayrton and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joshua Ayrton, born in 1838 in Ovenden, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. Joshua was the head of the household, married to Hannah Ayrton, born in 1840 in Ovenden, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Emma (born 1865 in Ovenden, Yorkshire, England), Ellen (born 1868 in Ovenden, Yorkshire, England), Janet (born 1871 in Ovenden, Yorkshire, England), Robert (born 1875 in Ovenden, Yorkshire, England) and Willie (born 1876 in Ovenden, Yorkshire, England).


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Joshua Ayrton's household

Male

Joshua

Ayrton

Head
Female

Hannah

Ayrton

Wife
Female

Emma

Ayrton

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Ayrton

Daughter
Female

Janet

Ayrton

Daughter
Male

Robert

Ayrton

Son
Male

Willie

Ayrton

Son
First name(s) Joshua
Last name Ayrton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Ovenden, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joshua

Ayrton

Head

Married

43

1838

Ovenden, Yorkshire, England

Hannah

Ayrton

Wife

Married

41

1840

Ovenden, Yorkshire, England

Emma

Ayrton

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Ovenden, Yorkshire, England

Ellen

Ayrton

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Ovenden, Yorkshire, England

Janet

Ayrton

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Ovenden, Yorkshire, England

Robert

Ayrton

Son

Single

6

1875

Ovenden, Yorkshire, England

Willie

Ayrton

Son

Single

5

1876

Ovenden, Yorkshire, England

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