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Household of Matthew Backhouse (born 1832, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wetherby, 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.

Matthew Backhouse and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Backhouse, born in 1832 in Cowthorpe, Yorkshire, consisted of 4 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Sarah Backhouse, born in 1833 in Thorner, Yorkshire, England. They had 1 child; Sarah A, born 1863 in Thorner, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Matthew's Father In Law, George Jowitt, born in 1804 in Thorner, Yorkshire, England.


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Matthew Backhouse's household

Male

Matthew

Backhouse

Head
Female

Sarah

Backhouse

Wife
Female

Sarah A

Backhouse

Daughter
Male

George

Jowitt

Father In Law
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Backhouse
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Cowthorpe, Yorkshire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Backhouse

Head

Married

49

1832

Cowthorpe, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Backhouse

Wife

Married

48

1833

Thorner, Yorkshire, England

Sarah A

Backhouse

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Thorner, Yorkshire, England

George

Jowitt

Father In Law

Widower

77

1804

Thorner, Yorkshire, England

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