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Household of Thomas Backhouse (born 1851, 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.
Thomas Backhouse and 4 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Backhouse, born in 1851 in Leeds, Yorkshire, consisted of 5 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Lydia Backhouse, born in 1855 in Cramlington, Northumberland, England. They had 2 children; Aelgena (born 1878 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England) and Ethel Mathel (born 1880 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Boarder, Marmaduke Rouse, born in 1861 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England.
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Thomas Backhouse's household
Thomas
Backhouse
Head
Lydia
Backhouse
Wife
Aelgena
Backhouse
Daughter
Ethel Mathel
Backhouse
Daughter
Marmaduke
Rouse
Boarder
| First name(s) | Thomas |
| Last name | Backhouse |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 30 |
| Birth year | 1851 |
| Birth place | Leeds, Yorkshire, England |
Household members (5 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thomas | Backhouse | Head | Married | 30 | 1851 | Leeds, Yorkshire, England | |
Lydia | Backhouse | Wife | Married | 26 | 1855 | Cramlington, Northumberland, England | |
Aelgena | Backhouse | Daughter | Single | 3 | 1878 | Wakefield, Yorkshire, England | |
Ethel Mathel | Backhouse | Daughter | Single | 1 | 1880 | Wakefield, Yorkshire, England | |
Marmaduke | Rouse | Boarder | Single | 20 | 1861 | Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England |
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