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Household of Joshua Thewlis (born 1844, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Holbeck, 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 Thewlis and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joshua Thewlis, born in 1844 in Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. Joshua was the head of the household, married to Judith Thewlis, born in 1842 in Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Jim (born 1866 in Yorkshire, England), Mary (born 1868 in Yorkshire, England), Bentley (born 1872 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Tom (born 1875 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England) and John (born 1877 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joshua's Father In Law, John Bentley, born in 1809 in Sowerby, Yorkshire, England.


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Joshua Thewlis's household

Male

Joshua

Thewlis

Head
Female

Judith

Thewlis

Wife
Male

Jim

Thewlis

Son
Female

Mary

Thewlis

Daughter
Male

Bentley

Thewlis

Son
Male

Tom

Thewlis

Son
Male

John

Thewlis

Son
Male

John

Bentley

Father In Law
First name(s) Joshua
Last name Thewlis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joshua

Thewlis

Head

Married

37

1844

Yorkshire, England

Judith

Thewlis

Wife

Married

39

1842

Yorkshire, England

Jim

Thewlis

Son

Single

15

1866

Yorkshire, England

Mary

Thewlis

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Yorkshire, England

Bentley

Thewlis

Son

Single

9

1872

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Tom

Thewlis

Son

Single

6

1875

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

John

Thewlis

Son

Single

4

1877

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

John

Bentley

Father In Law

Widower

72

1809

Sowerby, Yorkshire, England

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