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Household of Silas Prior (born 1839, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, 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.

Silas Prior and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Silas Prior, born in 1839 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, consisted of 7 members. Silas was the head of the household, married to Jane Prior, born in 1842 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England. They had 4 children; Frank (born 1868 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England), Harry W (born 1870 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England), Alice (born 1871 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England) and Jessie (born 1877 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Silas's Servant, Rosetta Whatton, born in 1857 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England.


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Silas Prior's household

Male

Silas

Prior

Head
Female

Jane

Prior

Wife
Male

Frank

Prior

Son
Male

Harry W

Prior

Son
Female

Alice

Prior

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Prior

Daughter
Female

Rosetta

Whatton

Servant
First name(s) Silas
Last name Prior
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Silas

Prior

Head

Married

42

1839

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Jane

Prior

Wife

Married

39

1842

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Frank

Prior

Son

Single

13

1868

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Harry W

Prior

Son

Single

11

1870

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Alice

Prior

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Jessie

Prior

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Rosetta

Whatton

Servant

Single

24

1857

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

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