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Household of Thomas Ness (born 1811, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Driffield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (East 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 Ness and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Ness, born in 1811 in Ryton, Yorkshire, consisted of 10 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Ruth Ness, born in 1828 in Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; John Ventriss (born 1857 in West Lutton, Yorkshire, England) and Jane (born 1855 in Cloughton, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Servant, George (born 1863 in Hallen, Yorkshire, England), Thomas's Servant, Marshall (born 1857 in Garton, Yorkshire, England), Thomas's Servant, Matthew E (born 1867 in Helperthorpe, Yorkshire, England), Thomas's Servant, Henry (born 1850 in West Lutton, Yorkshire, England), Thomas's Servant, Mary Ann (born 1864 in Weaverthorpe, Yorkshire, England) and Thomas's Servant, Eliza (born 1864 in Slingsby, Yorkshire, England).


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Thomas Ness's household

Male

Thomas

Ness

Head
Female

Ruth

Ness

Wife
Male

John Ventriss

Ness

Son
Female

Jane

Ness

Daughter
Male

George

Cardy

Servant
Female

Marshall

Espin

Servant
Male

Matthew E

Heslington

Servant
Male

Henry

Grice

Servant
Female

Mary Ann

Gordon

Servant
Female

Eliza

Cooper

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Ness
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 70
Birth year 1811
Birth place Ryton, Yorkshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Ness

Head

Married

70

1811

Ryton, Yorkshire, England

Ruth

Ness

Wife

Married

53

1828

Yorkshire, England

John Ventriss

Ness

Son

Single

24

1857

West Lutton, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Ness

Daughter

Single

26

1855

Cloughton, Yorkshire, England

George

Cardy

Servant

Single

18

1863

Hallen, Yorkshire, England

Marshall

Espin

Servant

Single

24

1857

Garton, Yorkshire, England

Matthew E

Heslington

Servant

Single

14

1867

Helperthorpe, Yorkshire, England

Henry

Grice

Servant

Single

31

1850

West Lutton, Yorkshire, England

Mary Ann

Gordon

Servant

Single

17

1864

Weaverthorpe, Yorkshire, England

Eliza

Cooper

Servant

Single

17

1864

Slingsby, Yorkshire, England

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