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Household of Sophia Handforth (born 1849, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wakefield, 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.

Sophia Handforth and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Sophia Handforth, born in 1849 in Moorby, Yorkshire, consisted of 4 members. Sophia was the head of the household, married to Hannah Handforth, born in 1870 in Rothwell, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Hannah (born 1870 in Rothwell, Yorkshire, England), Charlotte (born 1873 in Whitwood, Yorkshire, England) and Lilly (born 1876 in Norton, Yorkshire, England).


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Sophia Handforth's household

Female

Sophia

Handforth

Head
Female

Hannah

Handforth

Daughter
Female

Charlotte

Handforth

Daughter
Female

Lilly

Handforth

Daughter
First name(s) Sophia
Last name Handforth
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Moorby, Yorkshire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Sophia

Handforth

Head

Married

32

1849

Moorby, Yorkshire, England

Hannah

Handforth

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Rothwell, Yorkshire, England

Charlotte

Handforth

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Whitwood, Yorkshire, England

Lilly

Handforth

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Norton, Yorkshire, England

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