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Household of Martha Silvester (born 1827, Yorkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Manchester, Lancashire, 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.
Martha Silvester and 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Martha Silvester, born in 1827 in Knaresborough, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. Martha was the head of the household, widow. She had 3 children; Elizabeth H (born 1857 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Martha (born 1866 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and John (born 1870 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Martha's Sister, Sarah A (born 1832 in Knaresborough, Yorkshire, England), Martha's Lodger, James (born 1848 in Bedfordshire, England) and Martha's Lodger, Joe E (born 1848 in Muirfield, Leicestershire, England).
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Martha Silvester's household
Martha
Silvester
Head
Elizabeth H
Silvester
Daughter
Martha
Silvester
Daughter
John
Silvester
Son
Sarah A
Atkinson
Sister
James
Sharpe
Lodger
Joe E
Brooks
Lodger
| First name(s) | Martha |
| Last name | Silvester |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widow |
| Age | 54 |
| Birth year | 1827 |
| Birth place | Knaresborough, Yorkshire, England |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Martha | Silvester | Head | Widow | 54 | 1827 | Knaresborough, Yorkshire, England | |
Elizabeth H | Silvester | Daughter | Single | 24 | 1857 | Manchester, Lancashire, England | |
Martha | Silvester | Daughter | Single | 15 | 1866 | Manchester, Lancashire, England | |
John | Silvester | Son | Single | 11 | 1870 | Manchester, Lancashire, England | |
Sarah A | Atkinson | Sister | Single | 49 | 1832 | Knaresborough, Yorkshire, England | |
James | Sharpe | Lodger | Single | 33 | 1848 | Bedfordshire, England | |
Joe E | Brooks | Lodger | Single | 33 | 1848 | Muirfield, Leicestershire, England |
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