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Household of Joshua Wilby (born 1837, Yorkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dewsbury, 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 Wilby and 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joshua Wilby, born in 1837 in Ossett, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. Joshua was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Wilby, born in 1839 in Denholme, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; Edith (born 1874 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England) and Edmund (born 1876 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joshua's Step Daughter, Mary H (born 1865 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England) and Joshua's Mother, Elizabeth (born 1812 in Rishton, Yorkshire, England).
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Joshua Wilby's household
Joshua
Wilby
Head
Elizabeth
Wilby
Wife
Mary H
Varley
Step Daughter
Edith
Varley
Daughter
Edmund
Varley
Son
Elizabeth
Boocock
Mother
| First name(s) | Joshua |
| Last name | Wilby |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 44 |
| Birth year | 1837 |
| Birth place | Ossett, Yorkshire, England |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Joshua | Wilby | Head | Married | 44 | 1837 | Ossett, Yorkshire, England | |
Elizabeth | Wilby | Wife | Married | 42 | 1839 | Denholme, Yorkshire, England | |
Mary H | Varley | Step Daughter | Single | 16 | 1865 | Halifax, Yorkshire, England | |
Edith | Varley | Daughter | Single | 7 | 1874 | Halifax, Yorkshire, England | |
Edmund | Varley | Son | Single | 5 | 1876 | Halifax, Yorkshire, England | |
Elizabeth | Boocock | Mother | Widow | 69 | 1812 | Rishton, Yorkshire, England |
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