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Household of Meshack Fothergill (born 1846, 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.

Meshack Fothergill and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Meshack Fothergill, born in 1846 in Ossett, Yorkshire, consisted of 5 members. Meshack was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Fothergill, born in 1838 in Ossett, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; Mary (born 1869 in Batley Carr, Yorkshire, England) and Arthur Audsley (born 1875 in Batley, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Meshack's Step Daughter, Mary Elizabeth Wilby, born in 1862 in Ossett, Yorkshire, England.


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Meshack Fothergill's household

Male

Meshack

Fothergill

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Fothergill

Wife
Female

Mary

Fothergill

Daughter
Male

Arthur Audsley

Fothergill

Son
Female

Mary Elizabeth

Wilby

Step Daughter
First name(s) Meshack
Last name Fothergill
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Ossett, Yorkshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Meshack

Fothergill

Head

Married

35

1846

Ossett, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Fothergill

Wife

Married

43

1838

Ossett, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Fothergill

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Batley Carr, Yorkshire, England

Arthur Audsley

Fothergill

Son

Single

6

1875

Batley, Yorkshire, England

Mary Elizabeth

Wilby

Step Daughter

Single

19

1862

Ossett, Yorkshire, England

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