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Household of Joshua Fearnside (born 1840, 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.

Joshua Fearnside and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joshua Fearnside, born in 1840 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, consisted of 4 members. Joshua was the head of the household, married to Maria Fearnside, born in 1853 in Horbury, Yorkshire, England. They had 1 child; William George, born 1880 in Horbury, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Joshua's Servant, Betsy Croft, born in 1863 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England.


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Joshua Fearnside's household

Male

Joshua

Fearnside

Head
Female

Maria

Fearnside

Wife
Male

William George

Fearnside

Son
Female

Betsy

Croft

Servant
First name(s) Joshua
Last name Fearnside
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joshua

Fearnside

Head

Married

41

1840

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Maria

Fearnside

Wife

Married

28

1853

Horbury, Yorkshire, England

William George

Fearnside

Son

Single

1

1880

Horbury, Yorkshire, England

Betsy

Croft

Servant

Single

18

1863

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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