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Household of Josiah Firth (born 1834, 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.

Josiah Firth and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Josiah Firth, born in 1834 in Heckmondwike, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. Josiah was the head of the household, married to Arabella Frances Firth, born in 1836 in Betley, Staffordshire, England. They had 1 child; Harold Joseph Rose, born 1877 in Heckmondwike, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Josiah's Nice, Ethel Mona (born 1876 in Salford, Lancashire, England), Josiah's Servant, Emma (born 1840 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Josiah's Servant, Eliza (born 1845 in Yorkshire, England), Josiah's Servant, Emma Jane (born 1857 in Shropshire, England) and Josiah's Servant, Harriet (born 1854 in Hampshire, England).


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Josiah Firth's household

Male

Josiah

Firth

Head
Female

Arabella Frances

Firth

Wife
Male

Harold Joseph Rose

Firth

Son
Female

Ethel Mona

Briggs

Nice
Female

Emma

Dickson

Servant
Female

Eliza

Ovened

Servant
Female

Emma Jane

Birken

Servant
Female

Harriet

Sisson

Servant
First name(s) Josiah
Last name Firth
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Heckmondwike, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Josiah

Firth

Head

Married

47

1834

Heckmondwike, Yorkshire, England

Arabella Frances

Firth

Wife

Married

45

1836

Betley, Staffordshire, England

Harold Joseph Rose

Firth

Son

Single

4

1877

Heckmondwike, Yorkshire, England

Ethel Mona

Briggs

Nice

Single

5

1876

Salford, Lancashire, England

Emma

Dickson

Servant

Single

41

1840

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Eliza

Ovened

Servant

Single

36

1845

Yorkshire, England

Emma Jane

Birken

Servant

Single

24

1857

Shropshire, England

Harriet

Sisson

Servant

Single

27

1854

Hampshire, England

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