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Household of Joshua Twist (born 1840, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Selby, 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 Twist and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joshua Twist, born in 1840 in Selby, Yorkshire, consisted of 12 members. Joshua was the head of the household, married to Amy Twist, born in 1842 in Selby, Yorkshire, England. They had 8 children; Joseph William (born 1868 in Selby, Yorkshire, England), Arthur G (born 1869 in Selby, Yorkshire, England), Walter (born 1873 in Selby, Yorkshire, England), Frederick (born 1875 in Selby, Yorkshire, England), Amy (born 1876 in Selby, Yorkshire, England), Mary Ethel (born 1877 in Selby, Yorkshire, England), Ernest G (born 1879 in Selby, Yorkshire, England) and Jane L (born 1881 in Selby, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joshua's Servant, Jane (born 1862 in Selby, Yorkshire, England) and Joshua's Servant, Sarah (born 1863 in Selby, Yorkshire, England).


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Joshua Twist's household

Male

Joshua

Twist

Head
Female

Amy

Twist

Wife
Male

Joseph William

Twist

Son
Male

Arthur G

Twist

Son
Male

Walter

Twist

Son
Male

Frederick

Twist

Son
Female

Amy

Twist

Daughter
Female

Mary Ethel

Twist

Daughter
Male

Ernest G

Twist

Son
Female

Jane L

Twist

Daughter
Female

Jane

Thompson

Servant
Female

Sarah

Otley

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

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joshua

Twist

Head

Married

41

1840

Selby, Yorkshire, England

Amy

Twist

Wife

Married

39

1842

Selby, Yorkshire, England

Joseph William

Twist

Son

Single

13

1868

Selby, Yorkshire, England

Arthur G

Twist

Son

Single

12

1869

Selby, Yorkshire, England

Walter

Twist

Son

Single

8

1873

Selby, Yorkshire, England

Frederick

Twist

Son

Single

6

1875

Selby, Yorkshire, England

Amy

Twist

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Selby, Yorkshire, England

Mary Ethel

Twist

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Selby, Yorkshire, England

Ernest G

Twist

Son

Single

2

1879

Selby, Yorkshire, England

Jane L

Twist

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Selby, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Thompson

Servant

Single

19

1862

Selby, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Otley

Servant

Single

18

1863

Selby, Yorkshire, England

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