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Household of Rufus Woodhead (born 1840, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Halifax, 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.

Rufus Woodhead and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Rufus Woodhead, born in 1840 in Shelf, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. Rufus was the head of the household, married to Sarah Elizabeth Woodhead, born in 1840 in Shelf, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; William D (born 1866 in Shelf, Yorkshire, England), Hannah (born 1872 in Shelf, Yorkshire, England), Sarah Jane (born 1877 in Shelf, Yorkshire, England) and Blanch (born 1879 in Shelf, Yorkshire, England).


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Rufus Woodhead's household

Male

Rufus

Woodhead

Head
Female

Sarah Elizabeth

Woodhead

Wife
Male

William D

Woodhead

Son
Female

Hannah

Woodhead

Daughter
Female

Sarah Jane

Woodhead

Daughter
Female

Blanch

Woodhead

Daughter
First name(s) Rufus
Last name Woodhead
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Shelf, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Rufus

Woodhead

Head

Married

41

1840

Shelf, Yorkshire, England

Sarah Elizabeth

Woodhead

Wife

Married

41

1840

Shelf, Yorkshire, England

William D

Woodhead

Son

Single

15

1866

Shelf, Yorkshire, England

Hannah

Woodhead

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Shelf, Yorkshire, England

Sarah Jane

Woodhead

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Shelf, Yorkshire, England

Blanch

Woodhead

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Shelf, Yorkshire, England

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