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Household of Josiah Wailes (born 1821, 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 Wailes and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Josiah Wailes, born in 1821 in Ossett, Yorkshire, consisted of 5 members. Josiah was the head of the household, married to Ann Wailes, born in 1822 in Yorkshire, England. They had 1 child; Alice, born 1858 in Batley, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Josiah's Son In Law, Benjamin W (born 1857 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England) and Josiah's Lodger, Mary (born 1819 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England).


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Josiah Wailes's household

Male

Josiah

Wailes

Head
Female

Ann

Wailes

Wife
Male

Benjamin W

Oates

Son In Law
Female

Alice

Oates

Daughter
Female

Mary

Littlewood

Lodger
First name(s) Josiah
Last name Wailes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Ossett, Yorkshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Josiah

Wailes

Head

Married

60

1821

Ossett, Yorkshire, England

Ann

Wailes

Wife

Married

59

1822

Yorkshire, England

Benjamin W

Oates

Son In Law

Married

24

1857

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Alice

Oates

Daughter

Married

23

1858

Batley, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Littlewood

Lodger

Married

62

1819

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

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