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Household of Josiah Wharton (born 1845, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wakefield, 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 Wharton and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Josiah Wharton, born in 1845 in Heckmondwike, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. Josiah was the head of the household, married to Emma Wharton, born in 1848 in Cleckheaton, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Ernest (born 1874 in Heckmondwike, Yorkshire, England), Rose Firth (born 1878 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England) and Percy (born 1880 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Josiah's Servant, Fanny Speights, born in 1867 in Womersley, Yorkshire, England.


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Josiah Wharton's household

Male

Josiah

Wharton

Head
Female

Emma

Wharton

Wife
Male

Ernest

Wharton

Son
Female

Rose Firth

Wharton

Daughter
Male

Percy

Wharton

Son
Female

Fanny

Speights

Servant
First name(s) Josiah
Last name Wharton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Heckmondwike, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Josiah

Wharton

Head

Married

36

1845

Heckmondwike, Yorkshire, England

Emma

Wharton

Wife

Married

33

1848

Cleckheaton, Yorkshire, England

Ernest

Wharton

Son

Single

7

1874

Heckmondwike, Yorkshire, England

Rose Firth

Wharton

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Percy

Wharton

Son

Single

1

1880

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Fanny

Speights

Servant

Single

14

1867

Womersley, Yorkshire, England

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