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Household of Sam Oldfield (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.

Sam Oldfield and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Sam Oldfield, born in 1840 in Brighouse, Yorkshire, consisted of 5 members. Sam was the head of the household, widower. He had 3 children; Thomas M (born 1870 in Brighouse, Yorkshire, England), Hannah M (born 1873 in Brighouse, Yorkshire, England) and Ruth Ann (born 1874 in Brighouse, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Sam's Servant, Mary Whipp, born in 1819 in Sowerby, Yorkshire, England.


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Sam Oldfield's household

Male

Sam

Oldfield

Head
Male

Thomas M

Oldfield

Son
Female

Hannah M

Oldfield

Daughter
Female

Ruth Ann

Oldfield

Daughter
Female

Mary

Whipp

Servant
First name(s) Sam
Last name Oldfield
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Brighouse, Yorkshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Sam

Oldfield

Head

Widower

41

1840

Brighouse, Yorkshire, England

Thomas M

Oldfield

Son

Single

11

1870

Brighouse, Yorkshire, England

Hannah M

Oldfield

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Brighouse, Yorkshire, England

Ruth Ann

Oldfield

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Brighouse, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Whipp

Servant

Widow

62

1819

Sowerby, Yorkshire, England

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