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Household of Wail Palmer (born 1850, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Selby, 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.

Wail Palmer and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Wail Palmer, born in 1850 in Breighton, Yorkshire, consisted of 4 members. Wail was the head of the household, married to Sarah Palmer, born in 1853 in Selby, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Wail's Sister In Law, Mary Elizabeth (born 1864 in Selby, Yorkshire, England) and Wail's Nephew, George (born 1865 in Goole, Yorkshire, England).


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Wail Palmer's household

Male

Wail

Palmer

Head
Female

Sarah

Palmer

Wife
Female

Mary Elizabeth

Noble

Sister In Law
Male

George

Smith

Nephew
First name(s) Wail
Last name Palmer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Breighton, Yorkshire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Wail

Palmer

Head

Married

31

1850

Breighton, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Palmer

Wife

Married

28

1853

Selby, Yorkshire, England

Mary Elizabeth

Noble

Sister In Law

Single

17

1864

Selby, Yorkshire, England

George

Smith

Nephew

Single

16

1865

Goole, Yorkshire, England

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