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Household of R Major Bresher (born 1820, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in York, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (East 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.

R Major Bresher and 14 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of R Major Bresher, born in 1820 in Leeds, Yorkshire, consisted of 15 members. R Major was the head of the household, single.
During the period, also present in the household were R Major's Partner, Thomas (born 1852 in Armagh, Ireland), R Major's Matron, Unity Smelt (born 1846 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England), R Major's Teacher, Anthony S (born 1861 in London, Middlesex, England), R Major's Scholar, James R (born 1865 in Newport, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England), R Major's Scholar, Arthur (born 1866 in Whitby, Yorkshire, England), R Major's Scholar, Walter (born 1867 in Beverley, Yorkshire, England), R Major's Scholar, John (born 1870 in York, Yorkshire, England), R Major's Scholar, Charles F (born 1867 in Acaster Malbis, Yorkshire, England), R Major's Scholar, Joseph A (born 1871 in Acaster Malbis, Yorkshire, England), R Major's Scholar, Charles (born 1868 in Malton, Yorkshire, England), R Major's Scholar, R W (born 1870 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), R Major's Cook, Elizabeth (born 1834 in Whitby, Yorkshire, England), R Major's Servant, Maria (born 1858 in Warter, Yorkshire, England) and R Major's Servant, Robert (born 1869 in Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales).


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R Major Bresher's household

Male

R Major

Bresher

Head
Male

Thomas

Henderson

Partner
Female

Unity Smelt

Lawson

Matron
Male

Anthony S

Carr

Teacher
Male

James R

Rattras

Scholar
Male

Arthur

Harrowing

Scholar
Male

Walter

Melrose

Scholar
Male

John

Melrose

Scholar
Male

Charles F

Mawson

Scholar
Male

Joseph A

Mawson

Scholar
Male

Charles

Jefferson

Scholar
Male

R W

Hartley

Scholar
Female

Elizabeth

Atkinson

Cook
Female

Maria

Broadley

Servant
Male

Robert

Hood

Servant
First name(s) R Major
Last name Bresher
Relationship Head
Marital status Single
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Household members (15 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

R Major

Bresher

Head

Single

61

1820

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Henderson

Partner

Single

29

1852

Armagh, Ireland

Unity Smelt

Lawson

Matron

Single

35

1846

Scarborough, Yorkshire, England

Anthony S

Carr

Teacher

Single

20

1861

London, Middlesex, England

James R

Rattras

Scholar

Single

16

1865

Newport, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England

Arthur

Harrowing

Scholar

Single

15

1866

Whitby, Yorkshire, England

Walter

Melrose

Scholar

Single

14

1867

Beverley, Yorkshire, England

John

Melrose

Scholar

Single

11

1870

York, Yorkshire, England

Charles F

Mawson

Scholar

Single

14

1867

Acaster Malbis, Yorkshire, England

Joseph A

Mawson

Scholar

Single

10

1871

Acaster Malbis, Yorkshire, England

Charles

Jefferson

Scholar

Single

13

1868

Malton, Yorkshire, England

R W

Hartley

Scholar

Single

11

1870

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Atkinson

Cook

Widow

47

1834

Whitby, Yorkshire, England

Maria

Broadley

Servant

Single

23

1858

Warter, Yorkshire, England

Robert

Hood

Servant

Single

12

1869

Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales

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